Oct 23, 2025
Routine
4-1A - food separated and protected
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii) - packaged & unpackaged food separation, packaging, and segregation (p, c)
Observed raw chicken stored above cooked chicken in reach-in cooler in main kitchen area. Observed raw chicken stored above raw beef in reach-in cooler in main kitchen area. Observed raw fish stored above pickled radishes in reach-in cooler in front food service area. Corrected on site - raw items rearranged to prevent cross-contamination. Food shall be protected from cross contamination by separating raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from raw ready-to-eat food including other raw animal food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw ready-to-eat food such as fruits and vegetables, and cooked ready-to-eat food. Food shall be protected from cross contamination by separating types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display by arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross contamination of one type with another is prevented.
14A - in-use utensils: properly stored
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - in-use utensils, between-use storage (c)
Observed rice scooping utensils stored in a container of water with temperature of 68F. Observed large wooden spoons stored next to cooking equipment in water with temperature of 107F. Corrected on site - Water emptied and remade with water from hot water dispenser with temperature of 177*F for holding in-use utensils. PIC advised to change water often to ensure water remains sufficiently hot. (k)Storage of In-Use Utensils. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored:
1.Except as specified under paragraph 2 of this subsection, in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container;
2.In food that is not time/temperature control for safety food with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon;
3.On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b) and (8)(a);
4.In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain, if used with moist food such as ice cream or mashed potatoes;
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In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not time/temperature control for safety food; or
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In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F (57°C) and the container is cleaned at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b)3(vi).