Mcdonalds Hamburgers Improves its Sanitary Rating

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

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Lid for iced tea dispenser is not able to fit securely when covered.

Basic - Gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. Drive thru window.

Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. At cook line.

High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Eggs, ham, cut lettuce - 46-48. Operator transferred all to walk in cooler and called technician. **Corrective Action Taken**

Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. On floor behind equipment at the front drive thru area.

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Female rest room. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Soda cups in drive thru window.

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area.

High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Salads at drive thru cooler at 45-46°. Salads were made on 07/06/16. Operator realized cord was unplugged and plugged it back in. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed Mgr making a sandwich not wearing any hair restraint.

Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food and rim of the container. Observed the handle of the scoop used for cooked onions is actually touching the onions. The scoop was removed. **Corrective Action Taken**

Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed a personal cell phone on a shelf with clean food containers. This was removed and properly stored.observed another personal cell phone stored on pc packs of ketchup behind the front counter. This one was also removed and properly stored. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed that clean food trays are stacked wet near the 3 compartment sink.

High Priority - Comminuted meat not reaching a minimum internal temperature of 155 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds or equivalent time/temperature combination as specified in cooking chart. Observed the final cooking temperature of 1/4 burgers to have a range of 142-160°. Manger adjusted the time of the clam shell cooker and discarded the cooked burgers. When 1/4 burgers were cooked using another clam shell cooker observed a temperature range of 141-159°. Manager adjusted the time on this cooker. **Corrective Action Taken**

High Priority - Vacuum breaker/backflow preventer missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb at the mop sink.

Intermediate - Accumulation of black mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles of the automatic soda dispensing machine near the drive-thru window. Manager started to clean this. **Corrective Action Taken**

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink near the coffee area. Paper towels were put by this sink. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Observed a employees prescription medicine stored in a food prep area. Medicine was put in a locker. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed a sticky substance on the floor under the dry food storage shelves. Floor was immediately cleaned up. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Observed standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler to the right of the grills.

Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. Observed opened cases of raw hamburgers. Cases were closed by the GM **Corrected On-Site**

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at the front counter. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Single-service items stored on floor. Observed numerous boxes of take out stuff stored on the floor in the rear of the store.

Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. The walk-in freezer floor.

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee making sandwiches. **Corrected On-Site**

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw shell eggs over Canadian bacon in a reach-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**

Intermediate - Certified food manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment. Asked 3 different CFM's what temperature does water boil or freeze at and none could answer.

Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Employee making sandwiches. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area/kitchen/wait station. Observed tak-out containers stored on the floor in the rear of the store.

High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**

High Priority - Food stored in a container that previously held a toxic substance. See stop sale. Observed 2 buckets used for chemicals, used to store ice cream mix.

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Men's bathroom

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. **Corrected On-Site**

Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Expediter**Corrected On-Site**

Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Near coffee makers.

Basic - In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored in a clean, protected location. Thong by cookies

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**

Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles.milk nozzle

Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.by cashier area

Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface.top op French fries area

Observed gaskets/seals on ice machine unit in poor repair.

Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.

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

Critical - Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles. All nozzles-( juice,milk,ice cream and coffee)

Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Hot holding metal racks

Critical - Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area. Corrected On Site.

No Violations Were Observed

Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed soiled ice cream lid Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles. All nozzlesRepeat Violation.

Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Hot holding racks

Critical - Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue.Repeat Violation.

Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Corrected On Site.

Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Strawberry - Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles. Orange Juice/milk- Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue.

Critical - Observed toxic item stored by utensils. Corrected On Site.

Wet mop not hung to dry. Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods sausage touching raw beef reach in freezer,cookline. Corrected On Site.

Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage paper to go bag storing sausage. Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed buildup in the interior of ice machine.Corrected On Site.

Observed single-service items stored on floor. Corrected On Site.

Observed personal care item stored with single services items on cookline,purses.

Critical - Observed toxic item stored by utensils clean dishes 3 compartment sink. Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin by drive thru.

Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, drive thru.

Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up RIC frontline.

Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.

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

Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.

Observed personal care item stored with food. Purse beside burger buns. Repeat Violation.Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin.

Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.

Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. Reach in cooler.

Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.

Observed personal care item stored with food. Purse on shelf with pita wrapCorrected On Site.

Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. Burger containers not inverted.Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin.

Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.