Burger King Degrades its Sanitary Rating

Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Sides of equipment on fry station. **Warning**

Basic - Build-up of mold-like substance on nonfood-contact surface. Housing around air fans in walk in cooler. **Warning**

Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Under the 3 compartment sink **Warning**

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Found items on the cleaned dishes rich stacked wet. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Chest freezer that holds raw product, guards falling off. **Warning**

Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler/freezer has accumulation of dust or debris. **Warning**

Basic - Fixed equipment exposed to spillage not sealed to adjoining equipment/walls. Hand wash sink near 3 comp. sink has gaps in chalking from sink to wall. **Warning**

Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. In mop sink **Warning**

Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/refrigerator. **Warning**

Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**

Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Needed in walk in cooler. **Warning**

Basic - Shelf under preparation table soiled with food debris. **Warning**

Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Cups dispenser on front line. **Warning**

Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Small freezer at cooks station. **Warning**

Basic - Standing water in handwash sink. Unit is tilted forward, making in difficult for water to drain. **Warning**

Basic - Walk-in cooler and/or walk-in freezer gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up. **Warning**

Basic - Walk-in cooler and/or walk-in freezer shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Split added without back flow preventer. **Warning**

Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Insert that separates (strainer) product from bottom of pans, heavily soiled and no longer cleanable. Manager removed them from service. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Intermediate - Buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler. **Warning**

Intermediate - Interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue. **Warning**

Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Sliced tomatoes at 47° from prepping at 950am, found in Walkin with cover on all 4 pans that were prepped **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Intermediate - Reach-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris. **Warning**

Intermediate - Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. Expired 8-15-15 **Warning**

Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Some ceiling tiles in kitchen.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several AC vents and ceiling tiles in kitchen.

Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. Drive thru. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Cove molding at wall juncture broken/missing. Back side of front counter menu board.

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer floor coming up. Handle missing on oven.

Basic - Floor cracked, broken or in disrepair. Walk in freezer floor coming up.

Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Grout missing in several area of kitchen.

Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Above 3 bay sink.

Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Front counter unit under ice cream machine, frappe cooler, salad cooler.

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Over kitchen salad prep table and fire suppression system. Dust buildup on wall, ceiling tile and light cover

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of napkins found stored on floor in back storeroom **Corrected On-Site**

Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. White deflector panel has a moderate buildup of mild like substance

Basic - Employee with soiled clothing. Line attendant with lone pony tail over shoulder

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Interior bottom of WIC door in disrepair

Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris.

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Tested with manager and found at 0ppm, solution remade and found at 100ppm **Corrected On-Site**

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with single-service items. Bottles of cooler/freezer cleaner found stored next to boxes of SU gloves on back room shelf **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. Over kitchen prep area by the wall mounted hood extinguishers **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Cup of beverage on hot line next to toaster **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Cell phone on hot prep station **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in freezer has food debris under shelving **Warning**

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Black tongs on door handle of rolling freezer chest next to fryer station **Warning**

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Black plastic containers and clear lids laying on shelf in back room across from the ice machine not inverted/protected **Warning**

Basic - Wall in disrepair. 2 sections Wall covering at drive thru station missing **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair. 2 ceiling tiles falling down above 3 bay sink **Warning**

Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. Over kitchen prep area /wall mounted extinguishers **Warning**

Basic - Wall in disrepair. Wall covering section missing at drive thru station **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

High Priority - License expired more than 30 days, but not more than 60 days, after expiration date. **Warning**

High Priority - vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet incorrectly installed. Vacuum breaker should be attached to hose end at y connector **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Basic - Ice bucket stored on top of dirty ice machine between uses. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Under fan and along the door

Basic - Open dumpster lid.

Basic - Walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up.

Basic - Wall covering sections missing at drive thru station

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.

High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At mop sink by back door

Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Along bottom deflector plate

Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment.

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. By drive thru ice machine, soda system leaking, repairman will be onsite today.

Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment.

Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Missing knob., open to outside on rear exterior door.

Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. Just misplaced kit.

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. Incomplete form, mgr completed form onsite.

Critical - Observed bag n box soda stored on floor. **Corrected On-Site**

Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Front line and drive thru. Not washing hands after handling money **Corrected On-Site**

Walk in freezer Floors not maintained smooth durable.

Observed debris accumulated under equipment. Drive thru

Critical - Observed heavy buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles/drive thru station

Observed dumpster rusted out holes in side of container Repeat Violation.

Observed heavily mold ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers and light shield in the drive thru

Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed./sanitizer in 3 compartment sink Corrected On Site.to 100 ppm

Critical - Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands.Cook with gloves touched raw beef then touched rolls,without changing gloves or washing hands before new gloves with ready to eeat food. Corrected On Site.

Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions.Date of 10/25/10 was noted on water filters for post drink mix machine .Filters require change at least once per year.

Observed dumpster rusted holes in side walls of container.

Observed wall in disrepair.Observed wall paneling adjacent to walkin cooler door in disrepair.

Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers noted by french fryer freezer.

Hood not cleaned to bare metal prior to surfaces becoming heavily contaminated with grease or oily sludge fry line. For reporting purposes only.

Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in front counter milk/oj cold holding unit. Corrected On Site.

Observed attached equipment,walk-in cooler evaporator coil soiled with accumulated dust.

Critical - Observed uncovered raw beef patties in the walkin freezer

Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination.to go boxes

Critical - Observed food stored on floor. walk in freezer, cases. Corrected On Site.

Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. dated 12/09. by ice machine.

Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. wet stacking. Corrected On Site.

Observed personal care item stored with food. jackets, purses. on storage . management has requested hooks elsewhere.

Critical - Observed employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. chewing gum at food pass through . front counter. Corrected On Site.

Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. filters over fryer.

Observed build-up of mold-like substance on surface of nonfood-contact surface. icee on lip of machine

Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination. straws under shake macine wet and damaged Corrected On Site.

Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. 4 line splitter at mop basin. two hoses attached, need an additional backflow device once split.

Missing drain plug at dumpster.

Observed heavy garbage/ grease on the ground and/or pad around dumpster/ back sidewalk .

Observed light food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. walk in freezer.

Observed build-up of grease on hood filters above fryers.Repeat Violation.

Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Clock, required for AOP, at handwashing station in kitchen, not working.

Critical - Observed toxic item improperly stored. Observed a bleach bottle in a box with single service cups in back room.

Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area; observed open cases of food in walkin freezer, not protected.

Ceiling tile missing in kitchen/fryer area.

Observed build-up of grease on hood filters above fryers.

Observed food debris accumulated on walkin cooler floor.

Critical - Observed light buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.