Wharf Casual Seafood Valdosta, LLC

-Observed employee thermos and employee Zacadoos cup stored on prep table near single storage service during portioning of cocktail sauce. Drinks were also stored next to food processor as well. CA: All employee drinks must be in approved containers and stored in designated area to prevent contamination. *COS, Drinks were removed and stored in office area by employee.

-Observed multiple TCS foods (Prepacked Penne Pasta, Boiled Eggs, Shredded purple Cabbage, Shrimp and Grit Butter, etc.) stored in the prep top cooler across from the flat top grill in the cook area of the kitchen without proper date marking. Was noted previous inspection. *COS, Food items were date marked upon request by employee.

-Observed coleslaw stored in the prep top cooler closest to the hand wash sink near the tea urns exceeding 7 days including day of prep. (8/08/25. *COS, Coleslaw was discarded upon request.

-Observed veggie chopper blades stored as clean on dish drying rack next to the dish pit handwashing sink with dried non TCS food debris. -COS, Veggie chopper blades were placed in dish area and washed, rinsed, and sanitized upon request.

-Observed ice bin in servers station of the front service area of the facility with build up of mildewy/moldy debris at top of ice bin. Was noted on previous inspection. *CTM, Wash rinse and sanitized ice bin and send documentation to Kristen.Tyler@dph.ga.gov within 72hrs.

-Observed 7 bags/sleeves of prepacked hard boiled eggs in the walk in cooler of the facility with use by dates of April 30th, 2025. *COS, Eggs were discarded by PIC upon request.

-Observed raw shrimp thawing in standing water in the meat prep sink next to the back entry door of the facility upon entry into kitchen. *COS, Raw shrimp was placed back in walk in cooler to rapid cool upon request.

-Observed Quat Sanitizer stored on prep shelf across from food staging shelves with chemical concentrations too low around 0ppm. *COS, Quat Sanitizer was refreshed by PIC upon request and was measured with test strips within proper chemical constraints between 200ppm-400ppm.

-Observed rusty shelving and shelving heavily soiled with moldy food debris in the walk in cooler of the facility. *Replace and clean shelving as needed and send documentation to Kristen.Tyler@dph.ga.gov.

-Observed 3 unapproved employee drinks (themos, single service cup with lid w/o straw, and soda bottle) stored on shelf underneath prep area containing steam wells (Grits, collards, etc.) in the kitchen area *COS, Thermos and Single service cup was moved to office area and soda bottle was discarded upon request by PIC.

-Observed hand washing sink near office area and hand washing sink between the prep sink and reach in cooler near the back entry door of the kitchen without hot water. Ambient temperatures of hot water from both sinks were around 70F. *CTM, Have sinks serviced and send documentation to Kristen.Tyler@dph.ga. gov within 72hrs.

-Observed portion cup stored in raw oysters and portion ring stored in wharf cake mix in the prep top cooler across from the fryers in the kitchen area. *COS, Portion cup was discarded by PIC and Portion ring was removed and stored to prevent contamination by PIC upon request.