The Emily Hotel

Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

Inspector’s note: High temperature warewashing unit being used and unable to maintain proper utensil surface temperature. 135f surface temperature measured by irreversible registering temperature indicator after multiple cycles. Instd to repair and able to achieve utensil surface temperature of 160f and maintain. Citation issued 7-38-025 priority. Unit tagged and instd not to use until reinspected by cdph. Instd to use 3-compartment sink to properly wash, rinse and sanitize multi use equipment .

Specialized processes (curing, vacuum-packing, etc.) didn’t follow the approved plan.

Inspector’s note: Premises using reduced oxygen packaging methods with machine on-site without an approved variance from cdph. Vacuum packaged blueberries, sliced turkey, and short ribs noted in walk in cooler. Vacuum packing machine tagged at this time and instd not to use until variance approved from cdph . Person-in-charge voluntarily denatured and discarded all said food items. Approximately 20lbs and $100 value . Priority foundation violation. 7-38-005 citation issued.

Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

Inspector’s note: Observed no sanitizer detected at the final rinse at the 1st floor bar low temperature dish machine and the 7th floor east bar low temperature dish machines. The machines were not in use during the inspection. Management instructed to repair and maintain both dish machines with a final rinse of 100 ppm chlorine. Priority violation 7-38-025.

Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

Inspector’s note: Observed no handwashing signage in the 1st floor womens washroom, and in the 7th floor mens and womens washrooms. Must provide and maintain.

No warning to customers about raw or undercooked food.

Inspector’s note: Observed an incomplete consumer advisory for raw/undercooked foods - the advisory is missing a disclosure statement. Instructed management to add a disclosure statement to the current advisory: "items can be served raw or undercooked or contain undercooked ingredients. " priority foundation 7-38-005. Management updated menus at inspection time, and they now include a disclosure statement.