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

Inspector’s note: Observed approximately 40-50 small flying insects in the following areas of the facility: approximately 10 beneath equipment in the 1st floor bar area, approximately 10 in the rear 1st floor warewashing area, approximately in the 2nd floor bar preparation area, approximately 20 in the main kitchen area stairwell. Instructed to contact pest control for abatement of small flying insects and eliminate all small flying insect activity throughout facility and clean and sanitize affected area(s). Priority foundation violation. 7-38-020(a) citation issued.

Wiping cloths weren’t used or stored properly.

Inspector’s note: Observed damp wiping cloths left out of sanitizer solution at several food preparation areas. Instructed to maintain wiping cloths used for wiping spills dry or wiping cloths used for wiping equipment surfaces in an adequate sanitizer solution and maintain.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Observed plumbing in the 2nd floor utility sink closet to be in poor repair, small clean water leak. Instructed to repair or replace 2nd floor utility sink closet plumbing to eliminate leak and maintain all plumbing fixtures in good repair.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed floors beneath equipment in the rear kitchen cook line area and warewashing area to be soiled with dried food debris, grease soil, and other soils. Instructed to clean floors beneath equipment at adequate frequency to prevent build up of dried food debris, grease soil, and other soils and maintain.

A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

Inspector’s note: Previous core violation #44 not corrected from report #2597549 date 7-16-24 (Deli cups not air dried after washing, instructed to air dry all multi-use utensils) instructed manager to correct violations within given time frame. Priority foundation violation 7-42.090.

No approval obtained for a specialized processing method.

Inspector’s note: No approved variance letter on site for vacuum packaging machine, instructed to obtain, Machine is tagged. No food found that was package during inspection Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

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

Inspector’s note: Observe a food handler scooping ice from main ice maker with glass cup, instructed manager not to use glass cup as an ice scoop to prevent physical contamination of ice. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

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

Inspector’s note: Found several bar stools located across from main kitchen prep area exposing food prep counter to customers contamination, instructed manager to install a sneeze guard. priority foundation violation 7-38-005, manager removed bar stools by the end of inspection.

Clean utensils, equipment, or linens weren’t stored and handled properly.

Inspector’s note: Deli cups not air dried after washing, instructed to air dry all multi-use utensils.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed very low to no lighting in the upstairs rear dry storage. Instructed to provide/replace and maintain.