Denny's of Cordele

Observed employee preparing food wearing a watch. Except for a plain ring such as a wedding band food employees may not wear jewelry including medical information jewelry on their arms and hands while preparing food. C/A: employee removed watch.

Observed employee preparing food not wearing a proper hair restraint. Employees preparing or handling food shall use effective and clean, disposable or easily cleanable nets or other hair restraints approved by the Health Authority, worn properly to restrain loose hair including beards and mustaches longer than one half inch. C/A: employee put on hair restraint.

Observed soiled ice scoop holder. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. C/A: PIC placed ice scoop holder in warewash to be washed and sanitized.

Observed food items, pot roast, brisket, being cold held at temperatures greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Code: except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius) or below or 135 degrees Fahrenheit (57 degrees Celsius) or above, except that roasts cooked to a temperature and for a time specified in subsection (5)(a)2 of this Rule and reheated using the same temperature and time conditions as cooking may be held at a temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54 degrees Celsius) or above. C/A: PIC placed items in walk-in cooler. Items had been in drawer for one hour.

Observed bulk ice maker chute in the main kitchen area near the warewashing area had a pink residue after swabbing with an alcohol pad. Except when dry cleaning methods are used as specified under subsection (7)(e) of this Rule, surfaces of utensils and equipment contacting food that is not time/temperature control for safety food shall be cleaned:(iv) In equipment such as ice bins and beverage dispensing nozzles and enclosed components of equipment such as ice makers, cooking oil storage tanks and distribution lines, beverage and syrup dispensing lines or tubes, coffee bean grinders, and water vending equipment:

(I) At a frequency specified by the manufacturer; or

(II) Absent manufacturer specifications, at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil or mold. Must be corrected within 72 hours.