Waffle House #1147

Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used — Inspector Note: Observed employee beverage stored in cooler next to food items. Cos by removing beverage. 511-6-1.07(4)(b) - Designated Areas for Employee Activity, located to prevent contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, & single service articles (C) (b) Designated Areas for Employee Activity. 1. Areas designated for employees to eat, drink, use tobacco products and electronic devices shall be located so that food, equipment, linens, and single-service and single-use articles are protected from contamination.

Food properly labeled; original container — Inspector Note: Observed failure to discard food by the use by date. Observed several gallons of whole milk and 2 gallons of chocolate milk stored past the printed use by date. Prepackaged sandwiches, eggs, infant formula, shucked oysters, milk, and time/temperature control safety foods that are labeled as “keep refrigerated” and that are for sale or service to the consumer or used as an ingredient in other foods shall be immediately discarded and shall not be sold, served, or used after the manufacturer’s expiration date or the sell-by date. Milks were discarded

Garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained — Inspector Note: Observed failure to properly dispose of refuse Observed trash stored in front of back exit door. Refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be removed from the premises at a frequency that will minimize the development of objectionable odors and other conditions that attract or harbor insects and rodents. Trash was taken out

Food stored covered — Inspector Note: Observed failure to maintain food items stored covered Observed bacon store in reach-in cooler without any overhead protection. Except as specified under paragraph 2. of this subsection and when cooling as specified in DPH Rule 511-6-1-.04(6)(e)2.(ii), storing the food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings, except for loosely covered or uncovered containers in which food is being cooled if protected from overhead contamination. PIC covered bacon

Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized — Inspector Note: Observed failure to maintain food contact surfaces clean to sight and touch. Observed build up on the sides of the bulk ice machine. 1. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. Pf. PIC had employee clean unit.

Time as a public health control: procedures and records — Inspector Note: Observed failure to discard time stored food after 4 hours. Observed eggs stored on time with the time updated but eggs not discarded. When asked about process PIC stated that after 4 hours the eggs are rotated back into cooler and new eggs pulled. when district manager arrived it was told that the eggs should be discard. Eggs were discarded.