Chili's Grill & Bar

-Observed employee drink stored on prep table underneath storage of to go plates and bowls in the cook line area of the rear kitchen. -Observed employee gatorade bottle stored near a microwave in the cook line area of the kitchen. -Observed employee drink without straw stored on shelf above the chicken breading prep top cooler in the rear kitchen directly next to a box of salt. -Observed employee personal thermos stored near lids in the dry storage area of the facility next to the 3 compartment sink in the rear kitchen. *COS, Employees were stored correctly upon request by PIC.

-Observed empty pitcher stored in bar area hand wash sink in the bar area of the facility. *Observed plastic food storage container stored in the hand wash sink of the dish washing area of the facility. -Observed server's area front hand wash sink without drying provisions available in the front servers line of the facility. *COS, Dishes were removed upon request by PIC and employees. Paper towels were added to dispenser upon request by PIC.

-Observed Quat sanitizer solution stored at front servers line in front service area of the kitchen with chemical concentrations around 0ppm. -Observed Quat sanitizer solution stored on shelf under veggie prep area of the facility with chemical concentrations around 0ppm. -Observed Quat sanitizer solution stored on shelf on the cook line of the facility with chemical concentrations less than 200ppm. Manufacturers recommendations are between 200ppm-400ppm. Dispenser was dispensing Quat solution between 150ppm-200ppm. -Observed wet wiping cloth stored on shelving of dish drying rack by food storage containers. *COS, Wet wiping cloth was stored in sanitizer solution by employee. Sanitizer solutions were discarded by employees and remade. Facility must hand pour solution and measure with test strips until dispenser can be serviced.

-Observed multiple crack and chipped tiles throughout facility holding standing water. -Observed large accumulations of grease, dirt/debris, and old food debris on flooring behind shelving in the single service dry storage area of the facility, underneath the 3 compartment sink, and underneath the bar 3 compartment sink in the bar area. *CTM, Conduct general cleaning of flooring and repair flooring tiles and send documentation to Kristen.Tyler@dph.ga.gov within 72hrs.

-Observed employee drink stored on prep shelf above prep table located in front of the walk in cooler in the rear kitchen area of the facility. -Observed red bull can stored on top of beer keg in the beer keg cooler closest to the to go order area of the facility. -Observed Gatorade bottle stored in reach in cooler portion of the prep top cooler directly across from the grill area of the facility near Ancho Chili paste. *COS, Employee drinks were removed and stored to prevent contamination upon request by PIC.

-Observed multiple bags of chicken thawing in standing water in the 3 compartment sink in the rear kitchen area across from the stand alone oven of the facility. *COS, Bags of chicken were removed from standing water upon request.

-Observed Reach in Portion of the Prep Top cooler closest to the ice cream cold well in the rear kitchen area of the facility with water pooling inside. -Observed Reach in Portion of the Prep top cooler containing Fajita items with water pooling inside at the bottom. -Observed front service area cooler of the facility containing dressings and salsas near servers line with water pooling on the inside of the reach in cooler portion. *CTM, Have Prep top coolers serviced and send documentation to Kristen.Tyler@dph.ga.gov within 72hrs. Recommended not storing items in standing water.

-Observed Reach in cooler portion of the prep top cooler next to the ice cream cold well in the rear kitchen area of the facility with excessive accumulations of cheese debris on the inside. -Observed Reach in cooler portion of the preop top cooler containing desserts at the bottom with excessive accumulations of old food debris at the bottom. -Observed Reach in cooler in the bar area of the facility with sticky debris accumulations at that the bottom. *CTM, Conduct general cleaning of non food contact surfaces above and send documentation to Kristen.Tyler@dph.ga.gov within 72hrs.

-Observed pepper jack cheese slices (50F) and shredded iceberg lettuce (48F/49F) stored in the prep top cooler across from the grill in the rear kitchen area not cold holding at 41F or below. Time present in cooler prior to discovery was unknown. *COS, Cheese slices and iceberg lettuce were discarded upon request.

-Observed tray of grilled chicken breast stored in pass thru warmer above prep top table across from oven area of the kitchen with multiple chicken breast pieces not hot holding at 135F or above. Chicken breast pieces ranged from 118F-134F. 1 piece in tray was 136F. PIC was unsure how long chicken was in warmer prior to discovery. *COS, Grilled chicken breast was discarded upon request.

-Observed ice machine in front service (Server's area of kitchen) with accumulations of black moldy debris inside. *CTM, Drain, Wash, Rinse and sanitize ice machine and send documentation to Kristen.Tyler@dph.ga.gov within 72hrs.

-Observed lemon chopper stored on bottom shelf of prep table near walk in cooler door with dried non tcs debris (lemon seeds/debris). -Observed veggie chopper stored as clean on dry storage shelf near dish washing area of kitchen with non tcs debris (Onion). *COS, Chopper and lemon wedger were taken to dish washing area of facility and washed, rinsed and sanitized upon request.

-Observed vegetable chopper stored as clean on shelf under prep table in front of walk in cooler in the rear kitchen area with dried tcs (Tomato) Debris. *COS, Washer was taken to dishwasher and washed, rinsed and sanitized upon request by employee.

-Observed clear and metal food storage containers stored as clean on the rear dry storage shelf near the back door of the chicken with dried non tcs food debris. -Observed clear food storage containers on the dry storage shelves near the dishwashing machine in the dish pit area of the kitchen with dried non tcs food debris. *COS, Dishes were rewashed, rinsed and sanitized by employee upon request.

Observed clear food storage containers stored as clean on shelf across from the dry storage area (back door) with dried non tcs food debris. Observed tongs and ladles stored as clean above the 3 compartment sink in the rear kitchen area with dried non tcs food debris. *COS, Containers, ladles and tongs were taken to dish washer area and washed, rinsed, and sanitized by employee.

-Observed 3 vegetable choppers/ slicers stored as clean under prep table across from oven in rear kitchen with dried tcs debris (tomato and lettuce). *COS, Slicers were taken to dishwasher area of kitchen and washed, rinsed, and sanitized by employee.

-Observed corn on the cob stored in the walk in cooler of the kitchen with a date marking of 8/15/23. PIC stated it was an old label. Corn was prepped previous day. -Observed multiple of trays of precooked ribs in the walk in cooler of the kitchen that were prepped previous night with date marking starting today. -Observed ribs stored in the prep top cooler across from the grill area of the kitchen without proper date marking. PIC stated ribs were prepped last Thursday. *COS, PIC corrected all dates on food items upon request.

-Conduct general cleaning of walls, ceilings, with special attention to floors (in bar area underneath hand wash sink and 3 compartment sink, underneath rear 3 compartment sink, under soda dispensing machine in server's station.

-Observed raw bacon stored on top on shredded cheese in the walk in cooler area of the facility. *Observed raw chicken stored above breaded mozarella sticks in the raw chicken breading reach in cooler near the fryer. *Observed raw salmon stored on cooked chicken in the reach in cooler portion of the prep top cooler across from the grill/broiler area in the kitchen. *All food items were stored by proper cook temperatures to prevent contamination by PIC.

-Observed cook in fryer station of kitchen area cook a fried chicken breast less than 165F. *COS, Chicken breast was reheated in fryer above 165F prior to serving.

-Observed cell phone stored inside metal food container stored on prep table near oven in rear of kitchen. This was repeat issue in same area last inspection. -Observed cell phone stored above sauces in servers front service area of kitchen near pass thru heat lamps. *All employees items were stored to prevent contamination.