Lavash on Pharr RD

Posted: Permit/Inspection/Choking Poster/Handwashing — Inspector Note: Observed most recent inspection report was not posted. CA advised PIC to post most recent inspection report. The most current inspection report shall be prominently displayed in public view at all times, within fifteen feet of the front or primary public door and between five feet and seven feet from the floor and in an area where it can be read at a distance of one foot away.

Response procedures for vomiting & diarrheal events — Inspector Note: Observed lack of spill kit or bleach in facility. CA advised PIC to order kit or bleach. Responding To Contamination Events. A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow and an EPA registered disinfectant effective against Norovirus available on-site at the food service establishment when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events that involve the discharge of vomitus or fecal matter onto surfaces in the food service establishment. The procedures shall address the specific actions employees must take to minimize the spread of contamination and the exposure of employees, consumers, food, and surfaces to vomitus or fecal matter

Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized — Inspector Note: Observed lack of quat sanitizer in three comp sink dispenser. CA advised PIC to maintenance chemical dispenser. 3. A quaternary ammonium compound solution shall have a minimum temperature of 75ºF (24ºC), P have a concentration as specified in DPH Rule 511-6-1-.07(6)(g) and as indicated by the manufacturer’s use directions included in the labeling, P and be used only in water with 500 ppm hardness or less or in water having a hardness no greater than specified by the EPA-registered label use instructions; P

Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips — Inspector Note: Observed the 3 compartment sink did not have any sanitizer. CA advised PIC to order sanitizer to be dispersed in the sink. Automatic Dispensing of Detergents and Sanitizers. A warewashing machine that is installed after September 12, 2007 shall be designed and equipped to: automatically dispense detergents and sanitizers and incorporate a visual means to verify that detergents and sanitizers are delivered or a visual or audible alarm to signal if the detergents and sanitizers are not delivered to the respective washing and sanitizing cycles.

Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use — Inspector Note: Observed employee with canned beverage on the line in the main kitchen. CA advised PIC employees ca. only use single use cups. Employees shall consume food only in approved designated areas separate from food preparation and serving areas, equipment or utensil areas and food storage areas. However, drinking from a single service beverage cup with a secure lid and straw that is handled to prevent contamination of the employee’s hands, the container, exposed food, clean equipment, utensils and linens, unwrapped single-service and single-use articles will be allowed.

Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible — Inspector Note: Observed handwashing stations to be broken, unable to properly wash hands in the main kitchen. CA advised PIC to put in a work order. A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use.

Food separated and protected — Inspector Note: Observed meats in RIC out of correct order in main kitchen. CA advised PIC to order meats by cooking temperature. 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,

Proper date marking and disposition — Inspector Note: Observed food in RIC not date marked in main kitchen. CA advised PIC to date mark food items. Except 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

In-use utensils: properly stored — Inspector Note: Observed in use utensils including knives not properly stored. I advised the owner to properly store them and he did. 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage (C) (k)Storage of In-Use Utensils. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored: 1.Except as specified under paragraph 2 of this subsection, in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container; 2.In food that is not time/temperature control for safety food with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon; 3.On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b) and (8)(a); 4.In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain, if used with moist food such as ice cream or mashed potatoes; 5. In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not time/temperature control for safety food; or 6. In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F (57°C) and the container is cleaned at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b)3(vi).

Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean — Inspector Note: Observed the kitchen floor was dirty. I advised the owner to clean it. 511-6-1.07(2)(a) - Floor, Walls, & Ceilings, Cleanability (C) (2) Design, Construction, and Installation. (a) Floors, Walls, and Ceilings, Cleanability. Except as specified under subsection (2)(d) of this Rule and except for antislip floor coverings or applications that may be used for safety reasons, floors, floor coverings, walls, wall coverings, and ceilings shall be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable.