Pera Bistro

Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean — Inspector Note: Observed several ceiling tiles in disrepair. Observed floors walls and ceilings with built up debris. CA: Advised pic that All physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair and thatphysical facilities shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean and by methods that prevent contamination of food products.

Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized — Inspector Note: Observed cutting boards with built up debris. CA: Advised pic to toss cutting board and acquire new ones.

Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized — Inspector Note: Observed food contact surfaces such as utensils stored clean with built up debris. CA: Advised pic to routinely clean all food contact surfaces to sight and touch.

Food properly labeled; original container — Inspector Note: Observed unlabeled dry goods outside of their original container in the main kitchen. Also, observed multiple sauce bottles outside of their original containers, such as tartar sauce and lemon juice, without labels. COS PIC labeled items.

Approved thawing methods used — Inspector Note: Observed fish sitting out on the counter. Also, observed seafood sitting in a sink filled with water. COS PIC placed all thawing items under running water that is drained.

Thermometers provided and accurate — Inspector Note: Observed a lack of thermometers in the main kitchen RICs, WICs, and WIFs for accurately measuring ambient temperatures. CA: Advised PIC to obtain thermometers for ambient temperature measurements.

Nonfood-contact surfaces clean — Inspector Note: Observed water buildup on the floor of the outside WIC. Observed ice buildup on the floor of the main kitchen WIF. CA: Advised PIC to clean all nonfood contact surfaces.

Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean — Inspector Note: Observed black build up on the floor in the bar area. Observed missing floor tiles near the WIF in the main kitchen. CA: Advised PIC to maintain all physical facilities in good repair.

Insects, rodents, and animals not present — Inspector Note: Observed multiple flies in the main kitchen. CA: Advised PIC to obtain pest control sufficient enough to control the presence of pests.

Food separated and protected — Inspector Note: Observed raw chicken stored over raw beef in the main kitchen WIC and RIF near the grill area. CA: Advised PIC to change order as food shall be protected from cross contamination by: (i) Except as specified in paragraph (i)(IV) of this subsection, separating raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from: (I) Raw ready-to-eat food including other raw animal food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw ready-to-eat food such as fruits and vegetables, P and (II) Cooked ready-to-eat food; and P (III) Fruits and vegetables before they are washed; P (IV) Frozen, commercially processed and packaged raw animal food may be stored or displayed with or above frozen, commercially processed and packaged, ready-to-eat food. (ii) Except when combined as ingredients, separating types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display by: (I) Using separate equipment for each type, P or (II) Arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross contamination of one type with another is prevented, P and (III) Preparing each type of food at different times or in separate areas; P (iii) Cleaning and sanitizing equipment and utensils; (v) Cleaning hermetically sealed containers of food of visible soil before opening; (vi) Protecting food containers that are received packaged together in a case or overwrap from cuts when the case or overwrap is opened; (vii) Storing damaged, spoiled, or recalled food being held in the food service establishment separate from food, equipment, utensils, linens and single-service and single-use articles; or (viii) Separating fruits and vegetables, before they are washed from ready-to-eat food.

Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized — Inspector Note: Observed black buildup in the interior of the main kitchen ice machine. CA: Advised PIC to routinely clean ice machine.

Consumer advisory provided for raw and undercooked foods — Inspector Note: Observed no reminder or disclosure statement on the menu for sea bass ceviche. CA: Advised PIC to add reminder and disclosure statement on the menu for all items served raw or undercooked.

Proper date marking and disposition — Inspector Note: Observed milk and Greek yogurt without any date marking. when packaging food using a reduced oxygen packaging method, and except as specified in paragraphs 5 and 6 of this subsection, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, when held at a temperature of 41°F (5°C) or below for a maximum of 7 days. The day of preparation shall be counted as Day 1. Pf CA-MOD disposed of items