LA SCALA RESTAURANT AND MARKET

Observed raw oysters prepped with grapes stored beside pan on same prep table and vegetable prep at the same time as oyster shucking on the same prep table, pan of raw oysters placed on top of container of chips and onions stored touching cooler that oysters are stored in in walk in cooler. CA: Discussed keeping raw oysters during storage and prepping/shucking and vegetables/grapes should be stored or prepped during separate times and prep table must be sanitized between use pic. COS: pic moved vegetable prepping to separate prep table, and grapes were moved to walk in cooler storage with produce.

Observed no SERV safe Certificate posted for facility and no proof of certificate during inspection. CA: Discussed required documentation for SERV safe manager credentials and having certificate posted with pic. COS: Facility has 30 days to have SERV safe manager certificate. Health Dept. will re-check

Observed no inspection report or permit posted in plain sight for viewing. CA: Discussed having inspection report and permit posted in plain sight at all times with pic. COS: pic will post all required permitting and current inspections. Health Dept. will re-check.

observed several foods held past the 7 days in reach in cooler. CA: discussed discarding foods within 7 days with pic-pic discarded food

Observed reduced oxygen fish that bears a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen and removed from the reduced oxygen environment prior to its thawing and/or immediately upon completing its thawing, using procedures of completely submerging in cold running water. CA: discussed thawing of fish in reduced oxygen packaging with pic or with seafood (clams, etc.) following manufacturing instructions state keep frozen and prepare from frozen state-discussed with Anthony-Anthony removed thawing fish from packaging and placed frozen clams back into freezer-Anthony will educate staff on thawing and maintaining fish frozen and removing ROP fish from packaging prior to placing into cooler for thawing.

Observed walk in cooler door not closing properly and self closure not pulling door closed while door was left open throughout inspection and reach in cooler gaskets in poor condition and in need of replacement. CA: discussed replacing gaskets and repairing/replacing door and door closure on walk in cooler with pic

Observed food and sauces not date marked in cooler (some food pulled from freezer with no pull dates and some food not date marked from night before. CA: Educated staff on pull dates of food pulled from freezer and freeze dates that should also include when food was prepared cooked, frozen and then a pull date when pulled from freezer

Observed bleach sanitizer set up during inspection for cleaning prep surfaces after working with raw seafood and bleach sanitizer mixed with quat sanitizer-pic had employee empty sanitizer and bleach was testing too strong-sanitizer test strips for chlorine were not located, bleach sanitizer was tested by inspector and education of employee on how to make sanitizer bucket and test for the correct chemical was conducted by inspector.

Observed soap dispensers not working at hand washing sinks in kitchen. CA: discussed soap dispensers with pic-pic had batteries replaced at both hw sinks in kitchen for staff to properly wash hands

Observed dish machine sanitizer out and equipment and dishes not sanitized during washing at time of inspection and pic had not tested. CA: discussed sanitizer with pic-pic replaced sanitizer and after priming the chlorine sanitizer for the dish machine tested at the minimum ppm-all dishes were to be run back through sanitizer and monitored by CFSM

Observed walk in cooler and prep top cooler holding TCS food above 41 degrees F. CA: discussed cold holding with pic-pic discarded prepped oysters, raw chicken and cooked potatoes and iced all other food down (shellfish was already iced down in cooler). Cooler to be re-checked PIC stated that they get key drop deliveries and they are leaving door open too long on walk in cooler -Cooler to be checked by a licensed cooler repair company

Observed meat slicer, can opener, microwave interior and knives with dried food debris. CA: discussed cleaning frequency with pic-pic cleaned

Observed faucet on hand washing sink in bar area broken and torn gasket CA: discussed repairing faucet and torn gasket with pic