Beograd Cafe and Restaurant

Wiping cloths weren’t used or stored properly.

Inspector’s note: Observed wiping cloths in the storefront area stored in containers without adequate sanitizer solution. Instructed to store wiping cloths used for cleaning equipment surfaces in an adequate sanitizer solution between uses and maintain.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed gaskets of cold-holding equipment throughout rear cafe kitchen area to be soiled with dried food debris. Instructed to clean equipment gaskets at adequate frequency to prevent build up of dried food debris and other soils and maintain.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Observed rear bakery area handwashing sink (near ice machine) in poor repair, faucet assembly loose but functional. Instructed to repair or replace rear bakery area handwashing sink faucet assembly and maintain all plumbing fixtures in good repair.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed intensity of lighting in the basement walk-in coolers to be insufficient, lighting fixtures in these areas in poor repair. Instructed to repair or replace basement walk-in cooler light fixtures to provide lighting of adequate intensity for this area and maintain.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Observed torn gaskets on door of walk-in cooler and door of 2-door cooler located in rear prep area. Instructed to repair or replace and maintain in good condition.

Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

Inspector’s note: Observed no covered trash receptacle inside unisex employee toilet room located in rear prep area. Instructed to provide.

Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to properly store food items inside walk-in cooler, must use proper raised shelves, no milk crates.

Wiping cloths weren’t used or stored properly.

Inspector’s note: Observed wiping cloth on top of prep cooler in bakery prep area. Instructed to properly store in a clean bucket with sanitizing solution.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Backflow preventer device not located behind ice machine in rear prep area. Instructed to install so that it can be located to be serviced and maintained.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain light shields with moldlike build-up above rear prep/cooking area and above bakery prep area. Must clean and maintain ceiling vent cover with dust accumulation above prep area.

Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to provide and maintain accurate and visible thermometers inside the hot holding units in hot service prep area.

Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed employee with no hair restraint in the food prep area. Instructed manager to provide hair restraints for all employees in the food prep area.cos

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Observed chipped paint and rust on the wire storage racks in the walk-in cooler. Instructed to remove chipped paint and rust and repaint or replace the shelves.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Observed water leak at drain pipe underneath the far left compartment of the dishwashing 3-compartment sink in the main kitchen prep area.instructed to repair plumbing leak and maintain.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to replace broken floor tiles in front of the ovens at rear food prep area.

Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

Inspector’s note: Observed no thermometers in the 2-door refrigerator. Instructed to provide conspicuous and easily readable thermometers inside all coolers units.

Wiping cloths weren’t used or stored properly.

Inspector’s note: Observed wet wiping cloth laying on the prep tables and equipment in the front and rear food prep area. Must properly store wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution between use.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Observed cardboard used as liner on food prep equipment and tables. Instructed to remove.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Raw wooden wall and plastic covering on parts of the wall noted in the bakery prep area. Must provide smooth cleanable walls.-----must provide a smooth cleanable ceiling above all basement dry food storage and box freezer food storage.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Raw wooden wall and plastic covering on parts of the wall noted in the bakery prep area. Must provide smooth cleanable walls.-----must provide a smooth cleanable ceiling above all basement dry food storage and box freezer food storage.

No approval obtained for a specialized processing method.

Inspector’s note: Must obtain variance approval by c.d.p.h. For yogurt making on premises or use commercially purchased yogurt until variance is obtained. Priority foundation violation. No citation issued. See above violation #29 for citation.

Gloves weren’t used properly.

Inspector’s note: Employee observed washing dirty gloved hands at the hand washing sink. Instructed to discard soiled gloves and use new, clean gloves as needed. Must not reuse soiled gloves.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed dirty plastic shelving throughout the bakery prep walk-in cooler. Must clean and maintain.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Raw wooden marble prep table base and legs must be painted/sealed in the bakery prep area.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Raw wooden wall and plastic covering on parts of the wall noted in the bakery prep area. Must provide smooth cleanable walls.-----must provide a smooth cleanable ceiling above all basement dry food storage and box freezer food storage.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed employees personal belongings stored behind the bar in the beverage preparation area. Must provide a designated employees storage area/lockers for employees personal belongings.

A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

Inspector’s note: Previous core violations from inspection #2373895 on 6-17-20 not corrected. #6-observed a table and chairs inside the main kitchen with food and beverage at the table for staff. Instructed to remove the table and chairs. Employees must have employee meals in the dining room. #37- all bulk food and spice containers must be labeled with the product common name.#39-must install splash guards on both sides of the kitchen three compartment sink between the sink, clean dish storage and clean dish drying rack.#41- all wiping cloths in all prep areas must be held in a container with a sanitizing solution between use.#45- all stored items throughout various areas throughout the basement and in the outdoor garage must be elevated and organized from the floors.#49- must not use tin foil as liner for equipment shelving. Must be smooth, cleanable, non-peeling surface.#51- no backflow preventor…

Miscellaneous public health order.

Inspector’s note: Upon arrival for inspection noted the bartender not properly wearing her face mask. Mask was around her neck. Noted when the kitchen door was opened by a waiter at the initial inspection, none of the kitchen employees were wearing masks. A customer was noted wearing their mask over their chin while shopping and during the inspection noted a customer enter the establishment from the outdoor seating area to use the restroom not wearing a mask. Must properly wear face coverings at all times. Citation issued 7-28-060.

No approval obtained for a specialized processing method.

Inspector’s note: Must obtain variance approval by c.d.p.h. For yogurt making on premises.priority foundation violation. No citation issued.

Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

Inspector’s note: All bulk food and spice containers must be labeled with the product common name.

Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

Inspector’s note: Must install splash guards on both sides of the kitchen three compartment sink between the sink, clean dish storage and clean dish drying rack.

Wiping cloths weren’t used or stored properly.

Inspector’s note: All wiping cloths in all prep areas must be held in a container with a sanitizing solution between use.

Single-use items weren’t stored or used properly.

Inspector’s note: All stored items throughout various areas throughout the basement and in the outdoor garage must be elevated and organized from the floors.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Interior door of the kitchen tall reach-in freezer in poor repair with exposed insulation. Must replace/repair to be smooth and cleanable.----wooden food storage cabinet in the bakery prep in poor repair with peeling, broken wood. Must replace/repair.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Must not use tin foil as liner for equipment shelving. Must be smooth, cleanable, non-peeling surface.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: No back flow preventor located on the wall water nozzle with attached hose in the basement unused prep area. Must provide.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Must not use cardboard as matting for the floor in the walk-in cooler. Must use washable mats.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Baseboard floor coving under the kitchen three compartment sink with open holes, missing damaged ceramic coving tiles. Instructed to seal/repair/replace.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: All raw wood in the following areas must be painted/sealed to be non-absorbent, smooth and cleanable: raw wood back splash of the bar three compartment sink and at the kitchen three compartment sink, raw wood platform shelving under the bulk onion storage and platform under the white, tall reach-in freezer. Raw wood wall mount for the water dispenser behind the bar.-----wall at the bakery prep area repaired with drywall. Must replace with a smooth, cleanable wall.----must provide a smooth, cleanable ceiling above the basement ice machine.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Paint gallons stored noted on the floor in the pastry display prep area. Hydrolic oil gallons stored on the floor next to the floor stand mixers in the bakery prep area. Must not store in food preparation areas-----all unnecessary items stored throughout various areas of the basement and the outdoor garage must be removed to prevent rodent harboring.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Ceiling tiles removed above baker prep areas. Must provide ceiling tiles which are tight fitted above bakery prep areas.

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Observed meat stored directly in grocery bags in the deep freezers located in the basement. Instructed to use food grade storage bags to properly store meats and maintain.

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Instructed to defrost the deep freezers in the basement to remove frost accumulation and maintain.

Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded

Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean the light shields above the prep area to remove dust accumulation and maintain.

Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

Inspector’s note: The following not clean- observed food/grease bulid up on ventilation hood filters, observed slight calcium build up inside ice machine also observed dust build up on prep area reach in coolers compressors (by cooking equipment). Must clean and maintain equipment.

Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

Inspector’s note: No back flow prevention device on ice machine water line. Instructed manager must provide and make visible back flow prevention device on ice machine water line.

Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored

Inspector’s note: Basement floor cluttered by east wall. Must elevate all items off floor or remove.

Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed

Inspector’s note: Must properly date and label all prepared, cooked and other foods inside the walk-in cooler in the cafe side of the store and in the refrigeration units in the main kitchen area.also must label 3 glass containers at the bar area holding ground powder mixes.

Clean multi-use utensils and single service articles properly stored: no reuse of single service articles

Inspector’s note: Must provide a bottle brusher for the water bottles at the bar area. Must provide scoopers with handles for the bulk plastic containers holding flour, beas, sugar. Found a small container without a handle being used.

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Must repair hand rail at the staircase on the right hand side leading to the basement area so as not to be hanging of the wall.

Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

Inspector’s note: Must repair corner entrance of the wall at the cafe side walk-in cooler so as to be smooth and easily cleanable and without any openings. Must detail clean and sanitize the exhaust hood filters at ceiling in the main kitchen exhaust hood canopy to remove dust and grease build-up.

Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Must repair leaky faucets at the hand sinks located in the breadmaking area, the kitchen and the dish machine area. Also repair leak under the pipe at the hand washing sink in the dish washing area. Must properly have water pipe leak into a floor plan or floor drain in the dish machine room area. Must have new baking oven in the room before the bread making area properly vented.the oven across the left hand side of the hand sink.

No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors

Inspector’s note: Found 60 mouse droppings in the basement under and around the freezers. Instructed facility to clean area, remove all evidence of pests, and recommended to contact a license pest control provider for service and to maintain. Serious violation 7-38-020.

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Observed torn gaskets on the 3 door retail cooler in the grocery section. Instructed facility to repair and maintain. Observed unfinished wood shelving under the grocery serving counter. Instructed facility to seal so surface is smooth and easily cleanable and to maintain.

Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

Inspector’s note: Instructed facility to clean and maintain floors in the basement.

Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored

Inspector’s note: Observed clutter in basement storage area. Instructed facility to remove any unnecessary items, organize remaining, store 6 inches off floors and walls, and maintain to help facilitate proper cleaning and to help prevent pest harborage.