Epicurean Group At Presentation High School - Main Kitchen

Official wording

Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification

Inspector’s notes

Repeat violation: Food Safety Manager Certificate is not available upon request.. [CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazardous food (PHF) shall have an employee who has passed an approved food safety certification examination. At least one person in the facility shall maintain a food safety manager certificate.

In plain English

A required permit, food safety certificate, trained manager, or posted sign was missing or not current. These show the business is following the rules and has trained staff.

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Thermometers provided, accurate

Inspector’s notes

*Repeat violation: Multiple refrigeration units are lacking thermometers. [CA] Provide thermometers for all refrigeration units. Place thermometers where they are easily visible while checking refrigerator temperature. [COS] Operator provided hanging thermometers for all units.

In plain English

Equipment, utensils, thermometers, cutting boards, or single-use items were not in good condition, not the right type, or not stored properly.

Official wording

Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized

Inspector’s notes

Chlorine sanitizer measured 0ppm in the warewash machine. Not actively in use. [CA] Maintain chlorine in mechanical warewash machine at 50 PPM. [COS] Operator replaced chlorine sanitizer container, primed warewash machine, and remeasured chlorine at 50ppm.

In plain English

Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

Official wording

No rodents, insects, birds, or animals

Inspector’s notes

In the dry storage room: two dead cockroaches observed on a glue trap. No other activity observed. [CA]: The premises of each food facility must be maintained free of vermin. A facility cannot operate if there is a vermin infestation that leads to contamination of food contact surfaces, packaging, utensils, food equipment, or adulteration of food. [COS] Glue trap was discarded and replaced.

In plain English

The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.

Official wording

Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification

Inspector’s notes

*Repeat violation: Food safety manager certificate not available for review. Employee food handler certificates not available for review. [CA] At least one person in the facility shall maintain a food safety manager certificate. Food handlers shall maintain a valid food handler certificate. Ensure food safety manager certificates and food handler certificates are readily available for review at all times.

In plain English

A required permit, food safety certificate, trained manager, or posted sign was missing or not current. These show the business is following the rules and has trained staff.

Official wording

Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity

In plain English

Equipment, utensils, thermometers, cutting boards, or single-use items were not in good condition, not the right type, or not stored properly.

Official wording

Warewash facilities: installed/maintained; test strips

Inspector’s notes

Facility is lacking chlorine sanitizer test strips. [CA] Test strips shall be provided to adequately measure the chlorine sanitizer concentration used during mechanical warewashing.

In plain English

Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

Official wording

Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification

Inspector’s notes

Food safety manager certificate not available for review. Employee food handler certificates not available for review. [CA] At least one person in the facility shall maintain a food safety manager certificate. Food handlers shall maintain a valid food handler certificate. Ensure food safety manager certificates and food handler certificates are readily available for review at all times.

In plain English

A required permit, food safety certificate, trained manager, or posted sign was missing or not current. These show the business is following the rules and has trained staff.

Official wording

Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity

Inspector’s notes

Ambient temperature in sliding door display cooler measured 45F. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below. Repair unit.

In plain English

Equipment, utensils, thermometers, cutting boards, or single-use items were not in good condition, not the right type, or not stored properly.

Official wording

Thermometers provided, accurate

Inspector’s notes

Multiple refrigeration units are lacking thermometers. [CA] Provide thermometers for all refrigeration units. Place thermometers where they are easily visible while checking refrigerator temperature.

In plain English

Equipment, utensils, thermometers, cutting boards, or single-use items were not in good condition, not the right type, or not stored properly.

Official wording

Wiping cloths: properly used, stored

Inspector’s notes

Wiping cloths stored in quaternary ammonium sanitizer solution measured at 0ppm. [CA] Wiping towels shall be stored in sanitizing solution of an approved concentration when not in use (100 ppm - chlorine, 200 ppm - quaternary ammonium).

In plain English

Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

Official wording

Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

Inspector’s notes

The following PHFs were measured at improper holding temperatures : Held inside the walk in refrigerator measured between 47F and 48F : Tofu, Turkey slices, Beef, Ground meat. Held inside left upright refrigerator measured between 45F and 48F : Shredded cheese, Cream cheese, Yogurt, milk. Ambient temperature inside the walk in measured at 51F. Per kitchen manager, both refrigeration units are not capable of maintaining the temperature at 41F or below during working hours. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] Kitchen manager relocated all PHFs to a different refrigerator temporarily while both refrigeration units are getting repaired.

In plain English

Food was not kept cold enough, hot enough, cooled fast enough, or cooked or reheated to the right temperature. Bacteria grow quickly in the "danger zone" between 41°F and 135°F, which makes this one of the most important food-safety checks.

Official wording

Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity

Inspector’s notes

Ambient temperatures inside the walk in refrigerator was measured at 50F, and the left upright refrigerator was measured at 48F. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below.

In plain English

Equipment, utensils, thermometers, cutting boards, or single-use items were not in good condition, not the right type, or not stored properly.

Official wording

No rodents, insects, birds, or animals

Inspector’s notes

Two glue traps below the warewash containing dead cockroaches. [CA] Monitor activity, clean and sanitize area of dead cockroaches..

In plain English

The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.