Market Creations

Staff were eating, drinking, or smoking where food is prepared.

Inspector’s note: Observed food employee drinking from covered beverage container while at food preparation station (main kitchen area). Instructed to provide designated areas for food employees to eat, drink, or use tobacco product that does not pose risk of contamination of food, clean equipment, or utensils and ensure food employees do not eat, drink, or use tobacco in food preparation areas.

Hot food was held below a safe temperature.

Inspector’s note: Observed pork ribs at 114.5f and cooked rice at 120.4f in the upright hot-holding unit in the main kitchen area. Instructed to denature and discard tcs food items at improper hot-holding temperatures and maintain all tcs food items at 135.0f or above for hot-holding. Approximately 15 lbs. Of food valued at approximately $50.00 discarded on-site. Person-in-charge denatured and discarded listed tcs food items at time of inspection. Priority violation. 7-38-005 citation issued.

Cold food was held above a safe temperature.

Inspector’s note: Observed the following tcs food items at improper cold-holding temperatures: cut leafy greens (spinach, arugala) in the walk-in cooler and self-service salad area between 46.6f and 54.6f; turkey at 47.0f in the panini area 2-door cooler. Instructed to denature and discard tcs food items at improper cold-holding temperatures and maintain all tcs food items at 41.0f or below for cold-holding. Approximately 20 lbs. Of food valued at approximately $75.00 discarded on-site. Person-in-charge denatured and discarded listed tcs food items at time of inspection. Priority violation. 7-38-005 citation combined with above violation.