Sahara Cafe

Observed most sauce bottles, including oil, and other food items not in their original containers were not properly labeled with their common names. COS: PIC labeled the containers.

d) Food Storage Containers, Identified with Common Name of Food. Except for containers holding food that can be readily and unmistakably recognized, such as dry pasta, working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages for use in the food establishment, such as cooking oils, flour, herbs, potato flakes, salt, spices, and sugar shall be clearly and legibly identified, in English, with the common name of the food.

Observed the walk-in cooler leaking water, resulting in water accumulation on the floor and splashing onto food containers. COS: PIC moved food away from the affected area and placed a bin to collect the leaking water. PIC will have the cooler serviced to correct the issue.

Observed no sanitizer concentration in the designated sani buckets used for wiping cloths. PIC refilled buckets with correct sanitizer levels.

2. Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be:

(i) Held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a concentration specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(6)(n); and

(ii) Laundered daily.

3. Cloths in-use for wiping surfaces in contact with raw animal foods shall be kept separate from cloths used for other purposes.

4. Dry wiping cloths and the chemical sanitizing solutions in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses shall be free of food debris and visible soil.

5. Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses shall be stored off the floor and used in a manner that prevents contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles.