Nov 21, 2025
Routine
6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)
Observed several TCS foods reading at temperatures above 41 see temperature log.
511-6-1.04(6)(f) - Time/Temperature Control for Safety; Cold Holding (P) (f) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C) or below or 135°F (57°C) or above, except that roasts cooked to a temperature and for a time specified in subsection (5)(a)2 of this Rule and reheated using the same temperature and time conditions as cooking may be held at a temperature of 130°F (54°C) or above. P
PIC discarded all TCS items reading above 41.
4-2A - food stored covered
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) - packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c)
Observed pot stickers, butterfly shrimp, and egg rolls stored uncovered in reach in freezer. Observed raw fish and chicken stored uncovered in reach in cooler. Observed containers containing spice left uncovered.
511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) - Packaged & Unpackaged Food, food stored covered(C) (iv) Except as specified under paragraph 2. of this subsection and when cooling as specified in DPH Rule 511-6-1-.04(6)(e)2.(ii), storing the food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings, except for loosely covered or uncovered containers in which food is being cooled if protected from overhead contamination;
PIC discarded all raw meats and fish. Additionally covered spice containers.
4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Regulation: 511-6-1.05(8)(b) - hot water and chemical-methods(p)
Observed food employee rinse silver pan, only, in meat prep sink without properly washing, rinsing, or sanitizing the container. Also observed food employee continue after he was told not to rinse containers, only, in the meat sink and place with clean food containers. After being cleaned, equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be sanitized in:
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Hot water manual operations by immersion for at least 30 seconds in water at a temperature of 171°F (77°C) or above; P
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Hot water mechanical operations by being cycled through equipment that is set up as specified under subsections (6)(e), (l), and (m) of this Rule and achieving a utensil surface temperature of 160ºF (71ºC) as measured by an irreversible registering temperature indicator; P or
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Chemical manual or mechanical operations, including the application of sanitizing chemicals by immersion, manual swabbing, brushing, or pressure spraying methods, using a solution as specified under subsection (6)(n) of this Rule. Contact times shall be consistent with those on EPA-registered label use instructions by providing:
(i) Except as specified under paragraph 3(ii) of this subsection, an contact time of at least 10 seconds for a chlorine solution specified under subsection (6)(n)1 of this Rule; P
(ii) A contact time of at least seven seconds for a chlorine solution of 50 ppm that has pH of 10 or less and a temperature of at least 100ºF (38ºC) or a pH of 8 or less and a temperature of at least 75ºF (24ºC); P
(iii) A contact time of at least 30 seconds for other chemical sanitizing solutions; P or
(iv) A contact time used in relationship with a combination of temperature, concentration, and pH that, when evaluated for efficacy, yields sanitization. P
The PIC had food employee stop washing dishes until they were able to properly wash containers in the 3-compartment sink.
6-2 - proper date marking and disposition
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(g) - ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, date marking (pf)
Observed no discard date on items that were prepped or cooked more than 24 hours ago in walk-in-cooler, reach-in-cooler, and reach-in-freezer.
511-6-1.04(6)(g) - Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Date Marking (Pf) (g) Ready-to-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Date Marking
- Except when packaging food using a reduced oxygen packaging method, and except as specified in paragraphs 5 and 6 of this subsection, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, when held at a temperature of 41°F (5°C) or below for a maximum of 7 days. The day of preparation shall be counted as Day 1. Pf
Must correct within 10 days.
15B - warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(f) - warewashing sink, use limitations (c)
Observed raw chicken wings being washed and stored in each compartment of the 3-compartment sink with no colander or pan underneath.
511-6-1.05(6)(f) - Warewashing Sink, Use Limitations (C) (f) Warewashing Sinks, Use Limitation.
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A warewashing sink may not be used for handwashing. Pf
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A warewashing sink may be used for thawing and preparing raw foods and raw foods served in the ready-to-eat form, other than fruits and vegetables, if the sink is cleaned and sanitized prior to use and the food is placed in a clean colander or pan. Pf
PIC corrected on site by asking employee place pan underneath the chicken.