Al Safa

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

Inspector’s note: Newly installed mesh screen door at the rear exit must be rodent/insect proofed on all sides. Noted large open gaps on all sides and bottom threshold.

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

Inspector’s note: All pre-packaged prepared foods, such as olives and desserts, inside grab and go cooler and countertop must be properly labeled with the business name, address, list of ingredients and allergy warning if needed.

Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Must provide beard restraints for food handlers with beards.

Wiping cloths weren’t used or stored properly.

Inspector’s note: All prep area wiping cloths must be held in a sanitizing solution between use.

In-use utensils weren’t stored properly.

Inspector’s note: Must use food scoops with handles inverted inside foods.

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

Inspector’s note: Noted soiled linens improperly stored. Must properly stored in a sealed container.

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

Inspector’s note: All clean stored pots/pans must be stored inverted.

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

Inspector’s note: Must not use raw wooden blocks as lifts for kabobs inside coolers or on food carts. Must be smooth, cleanable material.----must not use tape as a means of repair inside the front small cooler.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Interior and exterior of all cooks line equipment,steam tables, coolers, freezers with dirt,grease and food debris. Must clean and maintain.----cooks line cutting boead badly stained and in poor condition. Must replace or resurface.

Garbage wasn’t handled or stored properly.

Inspector’s note: Outside waste receptacle with overflowing garbage and food waste. Garbage on the grounds surrounding the containers including a used grease receptacle encrusted with grease. Receptacle lid unable to close tight fitting. Instructed to remove all overflowing garbage, remove garbage from the ground and provide a tight fitting lid. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(b) citation issued.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Noted dirty floors throughout the facility, dirty walls at the three compartment sink. Must clean and maintain.----open hole to piping inside the employee washroom. Must seal.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Soiled mop heads improperly stored inside the mop sink. Must store inverted.

A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

Inspector’s note: Previous core violations from report #2604123 from 10-4-24 not corrected. #40- observed food handlers not wearing hair restraints. Instructed all food handlers must wear effective hair restraints.#49- observed food debris on prep area shelves. Must clean all prep area shelves and maintain.#57- observed one food handler without food handler certificate. Instructed all food handlers must have food handlers certificate. Priority foundation violation 7-42-090 citation issued.

Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed food handlers not wearing hair restraints. Instructed all food handlers must wear effective hair restraints.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Observed food debris on prep area shelves. Must clean all prep area shelves and maintain.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Observed light bulbs (x2) not working above prep area. Must replace with working ceiling light bulbs.

Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to provide thermometer visible inside all prep and reach-in coolers.

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

Inspector’s note: Instructed to refinish or replace cutting board with deep seams and stain on top of prep cooler in prep/cooking area.

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

Inspector’s note: Instructed clean, repaint or replace rusty metal racks inside 2 door reach-in cooler in prep/cooking area.

Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to provide working drain stoppers at 3 compartment sink in prep/dishwashing area.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain interior surfaces of all reach-in coolers, freezers and prep coolers with dried food debris accumulation.

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

Inspector’s note: Rear employee toilet room door must be self closing. Instructed to install self closing device.

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

Inspector’s note: Employee and customers toilet receptacle must be self closing. Instructed to provide lid/cover.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain floors along the walls and in all corners in prep/dishwashing area especially in corners behind hot water tank and floor under and behind coolers with dried food spillage.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain ceiling vent cover with dust accumulation above front service counter

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Lightbulb must be shielded at kitchen hood (far left) above cooking equipment.