Jan 12, 2026
Routine
2-2B - proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(k)1&2 - eating, drinking, or using tobacco (c)
Observed employee drink stored in a reusable thermos that was stored on a preparation surface with and above food. COS. Drink removed. CA: Employee drinks shall be stored in a single-use cup with a lid and a straw and shall be handled to prevent contamination of food and food contact surfaces.
2-2D - adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
Regulation: 511-6-1.06(2)(c) - handwashing sinks, installation (pf, c)
Observed that one of the hand sinks in the kitchen was non-functional. CA: Hand sinks shall be working and equipped to provide tempered water at a temperature of at least 85ºF (29.4 ºC) through a mixing valve or combination faucet
6-2 - proper date marking and disposition
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(g) - ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, date marking (pf)
Observed that some items were date marked with only one date while others were date marked with both the date of preparation and the date of discard; additionally, the items that were marked with both dates were date marked for 8 days instead of 7. COS. Dates corrected. CA: Prepared TCS food that is held for longer than 24 hours and opened manufactured food shall be date marked with the date of preparation/opening, the date of discard, or both, however, the method of date marking shall remain consistent.
12A - contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(q) - food storage (c)
Observed food (ingredients for the brews) stored on the floor at the brewing portion of the facility. COS. Moved. CA: Food shall be stored at least 6 inches off of the floor.
12B - personal cleanliness
Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(g) - jewelry (c)
Observed employee wearing watch while handling/working with food. COS. Employee got off of shift prior to being able to correct the issue; PIC informed to address at next shift. CA: With the exception of a plain band ring, no jewelry may be worn on the hands or wrists while preparing food.
12C - wiping cloths: properly used and stored
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(m) - wiping cloths, use limitation (c)
Observed wet wiping cloth stored on counter in kitchen at prep area and observed that the wet wiping cloths in sanitizer solution at the line were in sanitizer solution that was below the required concentration (QUAT sanitizer near zero PPM). COS. Wet wiping cloths placed into sanitizer solution and new containers of sanitizer solution made, as appropriate. CA: Wet wiping cloths shall be stored in sanitizer solution at the appropriate concentration between uses.
17B - garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Regulation: 511-6-1.06(5)(k),(l) - storing refuse, recyclables & receptacles; areas, enclosures, & receptacles, good repair (c)
Observed that the dumpster lid was broken off. CA: Waste areas, enclosures, and receptacles shall be maintained in a state of good repair.
17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Regulation: 511-6-1.07(2)(a) - floor, walls, & ceilings, cleanability (c)
Observed that the wood wall at the bar is unsealed; observed that the facility is using an unapproved nook/corner for storage, however, the walls are not properly finished for this usage/are not easily cleanable. CA: Floors, walls, and ceilings shall be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable.
17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Regulation: 511-6-1.07(2)(c) - floor and wall junctures, coved, & enclosed or sealed, water-flushed floors provided with drains & graded to drain (c)
Observed that the floor and wall junctures in the walk-in cooler at the bar are not coved. CA: Floor and wall junctures shall be coved to allow for easy cleaning.
17D - adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
Regulation: 511-6-1.07(3)(f) - lighting intensity, adequate in food prep, storage & service areas (c)
Observed that the facility has started using an unapproved nook/corner of the facility for storage and there is no lighting in this part; it is dark and without the use of a flashlight it would be difficult to know what items are and whether they are soiled/dirty. CA: Lighting intensity shall be appropriate.
14B - utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled
Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(a) - equipment & utensils, air-drying required (c)
Observed that the facility is hand drying dishes. CA: Equipment and utensils shall be thoroughly air dried.
14B - utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled
Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(f) - prohibitions, cleaned & sanitized equipment, utensils & laundered linens (c)
Observed that the facility is storing clean linen in the mechanical room off of the kitchen. CA: Clean linen shall be stored in an area that prevents contamination of the clean linen.
15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(a) - good repair & proper adjustment (c)
Observed equipment that is non-functioning and in a state of disrepair. CA: Equipment shall be maintained in a state of good repair.
15B - warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
Regulation: 511-6-1.05(3)(h),(i),(j) - temperature measuring device, manual warewashing; sanitizing solutions, testing device (pf)
Observed that the facility does not have the means to test the Purrell Food Surface Sanitizer that they use. CA: The facility shall have the means to test each type of sanitization method used in the facility.