Old Brick Pit Barbeque

Inspector notes: Observed garlic in oil stored in the walk-in cooler for longer than 4 hours. CA:Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C) or below or 135°F (57°C) COS:PIC voluntarily discarded the food item.

Inspector notes: Observed unpaid permit fees at the time of inspection. CA: Post the permit in a location in the food service establishment that is conspicuous to consumers Advised PIC to pay permit fees by the date issued in November

Inspector notes: Observed employee with hair longer than one half inch preparing and handling food without a hair restraint. CA: Employees preparing or handling food shall use effective and clean, disposable or easily cleanable nets or other hair restraints approved by the Health Authority, worn properly to restrain loose hair including beards and mustaches longer than one half inch. 2. This does not apply to employees such as counter staff who only serve beverages and wrapped or packaged foods, hostesses, and wait staff if they present a minimal risk of contaminating exposed food, clean utensils and linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles. Advised PIC that all kitchen staff have to wear approved hair restraints. Ponytails need to be restrained as well.

Inspector notes: In the walk-in cooler, observed beef at 43°F and cheese at 44°F, both of which were prepped the previous day. CA:Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C) or below or 135°F (57°C) Advised PIC to discard these items due to improper cold holding

Inspector notes: Observed brisket at 124°F in the front warmer, which is below the required hot holding temperature of 135°F. CA:Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C) or below or 135°F (57°C) or above, except that roasts cooked to a temperature and for a time specified in subsection (5)(a)2 of this Rule and reheated using the same temperature and time conditions as cooking may be held at a temperature of 130°F (54°C) or above. P Advised PIC to either reheat the brisket to 135°F before hot holding or discard it

Inspector notes: No chlorine test strips were observed during time of inspection CA: Temperature Measuring Devices, Manual and Mechanical Warewashing. 1. In manual warewashing operations, a temperature measuring device shall be provided and readily accessible for frequently measuring the washing and sanitizing temperatures. Pf Advised PIC to acquire chlorine test strips within 10 calendar days

Inspector notes: Observed Potato Salad (45F) cooling with lids on. CA:Cooling shall be accomplished in accordance with the time and temperature criteria specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.04(6)(d) by using one or more of the following methods depending on the type of food being cooled: (i) Placing the food in shallow pans; Pf (ii) Separating the food into smaller or thinner portions; Pf (iii) Using rapid cooling equipment; Pf (iv) Stirring the food in a container placed in an ice water bath; Pf (v) Using containers that facilitate heat transfer; Pf (vi) Adding ice as an ingredient; Pf or (vii) Other effective methods. Pf 2. When placed in cooling or cold holding equipment, food containers in which food is being cooled shall be: (i) Arranged in the equipment to provide maximum heat transfer through the co...

Inspector notes: Observed multiple containers of brunswick stew thawing at room temperature. CA:Thawing. Except as specified in paragraph 4 of this subsection, time/temperature control for safety food shall be thawed: 1. Under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41°F (5°C) or less; PF or 2. Completely submerged under running water: (i) At a water temperature of 70°F (21°C) or below, PF (ii) With sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow PF, and (iii) For a period of time that does not allow thawed portions of ready-to-eat food to rise above 41°F (5°C), or (iv) For a period of time that does not allow thawed portions of a raw animal food requiring cooking to be above 41°F (5°C), for more than 4 hours including: (I) The time the food is exposed to t...

Inspector notes: Observed sanitizer bucket and 3-compartment sink at 10 ppm chlorine. CA:Cloths in-use for wiping food spills from tableware and carry-out containers that occur as food is being served shall be: (i) Maintained dry; and (ii) Used for no other purpose. 2. Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be: (i) Held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a concentration specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(6)(n); and (ii) Laundered daily. 3. Cloths in-use for wiping surfaces in contact with raw animal foods shall be kept separate from cloths used for other purposes. 4. Dry wiping cloths and the chemical sanitizing solutions in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses shall be free of food debris and visible soil. 5. Containers of chemical sanitizing solut...

Inspector notes: Observed permit not posted during time of inspection CA:Post the permit in a location in the food service establishment that is conspicuous to consumers Provided PIC with a copy of permit and advised them to post it for the public to view.