Awash Ethiopian Restaurant

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed mop in a position that does not allow to dry properly and prevent pest harborage. Must store mop after use in a mounted position that allows for air-drying without soiling and pest harboraging.

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

Inspector’s note: Broken door handle on the tall reach-in cooler. Must replace.----muust not use plastic grocery bags as food containers in coolers and freezers. Must use food grade plastic bags or washable containers.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Must not use cardboard as liner for shelving on the cooks line. Must be smooth, cleanable surface.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Raw wooden panels must not be stored in the rear kitchen.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Dirty wall noted at the three compartment sink floor drain and at the large garbage can on west wall of the kitchen.----must not use paper as coving for windows and walls in the kitchen. Must be smooth and cleanable.----water damaged ceiling tiles in rear storage room, rear kitchen hallway food storage and sagging cieling tile above the tall reach-in coolers. Must replace all.

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

Inspector’s note: Noted ice scoop stored inside ice machine on ice. Instructed to remove and provide an ice scoop holder.

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

Inspector’s note: Noted ice build up inside the walk in freezer on the floor. Instructed to repair and maintain the condensation units.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Noted leaking faucet at the hand wash sink of the bar area. Instructed to repair and maintain.

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

Inspector’s note: 4-101.11(b, c, d, e)-- broken/missing door handles on the doors of the tall reach-in cooler. Must replace. 4-501.11-- torn rubber door gaskets on the tall reach-in cooler. Must replace.

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

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

Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

Inspector’s note: Observed seven live roaches in various areas of the facility. At the mop sink, kitchen hand sink, storage shelving, ice machine, bar, and rear dry storage area. Instructed to have pest control co. Service for roaches and eliminate roach activity. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a) citation issued.

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

Inspector’s note: Must provide a splash guard at the kitchen hand washing sink between the hand sink and the one-compartment prep sink.

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

Inspector’s note: Broken/missing door handles on the doors of the tall reach-in cooler. Must replace.

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

Inspector’s note: Torn rubber door gaskets on the tall reach-in cooler. Must replace.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Interior of both ovens with excessive food debris. Must clean and maintain.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Floors throughout the facility with dead roaches.----walls at the kitchen three-compartment sink, rear kitchen hallway storage at the window with dirt and food splatter. Must clean and maintain.---- water-damaged ceiling tiles throughout the facility in the dining room, washrooms, prep area, and dry storage.missing ceiling tile in the kitchen. Must replace all.----washroom ceiling vents with excessive dust.----bar floor drain dirty. Must clean and maintain all.----must not use paper and duct tape as window covering in the dry food storage hallway, or duct tape on the washroom wall as repair.----hole in the wall in the women's washroom. Must seal.----missing floor tile under kitchen metal prep table on the west wall. Must replace.----excessive ice build up on the floor of the walk-in freezer? Must remove.----soiled/dirty light shield in the rear hallway. Must clean and maintain.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Employees must not store personal belongings in the rear hallway dry food storage area.

A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

Inspector’s note: Previous core violation from report #2528623 on 8-26-21 was not corrected. #51- found no backflow prevention devices at the ice machine waterline. Must provide where it can be located and serviced. Priority foundation violation 7-42-090 citation issued.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Found no backflow prevention devices at ice machine waterline. Must provide where it can be located and serviced.

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

Inspector’s note: Found bulk food not labeled, injera dough. Must label.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Found floors not clean at storage areas. Must clean and sanitize.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Found clutter inside storage areas.(old unused ice machine). Must clean and organize/remove unused ice machine.

Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

Inspector’s note: Metal stem food thermometers not calibrated. Instructed manager must calibrate metal stem food thermometers for food handlers. Priority foundation 7-38-005. No citation issued.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed burned out ceiling light bulbs (x2) above 1-compartment sink at rear prep area. Must replace with working light bulbs.

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

Inspector’s note: Rear and front door(bottom and between doors) not rodent/insect proof.instructed to rodent insect proof mentioned doors. Serious violation:7-38-020

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

Inspector’s note: Items stored on floor inside the gas and water closet,instructed to elevate 6" off the floor what is needed

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

Inspector’s note: Hole on east wall and around pipes inside the storage of hot water tank