Pier 6 Seafood & Steak House Degrades its Sanitary Rating

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.Observed employee drink on the prep table with the microwaves. The drink was moved below. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system.Observed 1 hood filter missing. I t was replaced. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.Observed cloth under the cutting board on the cook line. The cloth was removed. **Corrected On-Site**

High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Observed cut lettuce, 45°, in the wait station on ice. Ice was added to the area around. **Corrective Action Taken**

High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control can be determined.Observed the hush puppy mix on the cook line, no time mark. The time was discerned and added.**Corrected On-Site**

High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.Observed soup on the wait station line at 127°. The control knob was moved to high. **Corrective Action Taken**

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with clean or in-use utensils.Observed spray chemicals stored on a prep table used to store clean/drying dishes. The cleaners were moved to the chemical supply area. **Corrected On-Site**

Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.Observed the can opener with accumulation of food debris. It was moved to the dish area. **Corrective Action Taken**

Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information.Observed dates of birth missing on multiple certificates.

Basic - - From inspection on 2016-04-27: Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Inside of fryers and in gap in between fryer and oven. - From follow-up inspection on 2016-04-29: Some areas cleaned. **Time Extended**

Basic - - From inspection on 2016-04-27: Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment on cook line. - From follow-up inspection on 2016-04-29: Some cleaned. **Time Extended**

Basic - - From inspection on 2016-04-27: Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. In dry storage area. - From follow-up inspection on 2016-04-29: No change. **Time Extended**

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In sugar in dry storage room.

Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Inside of fryers and in gap in between fryer and oven.

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink without lid stored on top shelf above seafood in ice on cook line. Employee discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment on cook line.

Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. In dry storage area.

High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Approximately 25 dry droppings found in storage shed used to store unused decor/maintenance items/receipts.

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink in kitchen area. Bag of corn stored in sink. Item moved. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Styrofoam cup in sugar. Manager discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink next to microwave on shelf above food prep area. Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. Tea in tea urns at wait station. Manager lidded items. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Under bag in box soda. Hole in wall at base of wall. Cove molding missing.

Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease, dust or food debris. Above cook line.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw clams above cooked shrimp in walk in cooler. Manager moved item. **Corrected On-Site**

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Stainless steal polish stored on countertop behind MicrowaveOven and next to iced seafood. Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**

Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Silver fire extinguisher in kitchen area. Red fire extinguisher around corner form ice machine.

Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. On server line. Manager placed inside bag. **Corrected On-Site**At 07/02/2015 callback: filters in same location.

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. 2 oz cup in coffee on front line. Cup in sugar in storage room. Manage removed items. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. On server line. Manager placed inside bag. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. In separate dry storage room.

High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On front line. Homemade ranch dressing 50°. Homemade blue cheese dressing 48°. Cut lettuce 61°. All items held on ice during lunch rush. Manager stated ice had recently been refilled. Manager moved items to walk in freezer for rapid cool. In glass door reach in cooler at end of cook line. Watergate salad 45°. Boiled eggs 47°. **Corrective Action Taken**

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with single-service items. WD 40 and rubbing alcohol above paper serving trays and bottles. Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**

No Violations Were Observed

Basic - Hole in wall. In dry storage room.

Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Fish and shrimp in prep sink in prep area. **Corrected On-Site**

High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tomatoes 47°. Chowder 45°. Seafood salad 45°. In Reach in cooler at end of front line. Corrective action. Manager moved items to working Reach in cooler next to unit.

Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Reach in cooler at end of front line.

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Rice in Walk-in cooler.

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Reach in coolers in wait station, all items removed or consolidated. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area.Purses, jackets on top of white reachin **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Open dumpster lid.

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in freezer - all products not commercially packaged.Raw beef over fish, not commercially packaged **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.**Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area/kitchen/wait station. Clam shells, back storage, left

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.Kitchen prep table **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Front glass cooler, pork **Corrected On-Site**

High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Front glass cooler, pork 44°, pasta 50°, seafood salad 43°, beans 48°. Moved all TCS to working coolers

High Priority - Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.Raw beef over cobbled corn, upright cooler in cook area **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Corrected On-Site**

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.Cook area **Corrected On-Site**

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.Beans in front glass cooler **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. 3 in kitchen **Corrected On-Site**

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

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Hamburger over bread, RIC **Corrected On-Site**

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Batter, discarded **Corrected On-Site**

Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin.

Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee used hand sink to wet wash cloth. **Corrected On-Site**

Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.creamer 68f. Put in ice bath **Corrected On-Site**

Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature.fish **Corrected On-Site**

Critical - Observed food stored on floor.in walk in freezer

Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.lemons

Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.on counter **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Critical - Food-contact surfaces not cleaned after being contaminationed.trple sink being used as a prep sink with dirty dishes in one compartment and prepping fish in the other **Corrected On-Site**

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

Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination.not inverted **Corrected On-Site**

Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.fish in box in sink **Corrected On-Site**

Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation.hole in backdoor

Floors not maintained smooth and durable.kitchen

Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.

Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sour cream 43-55F in ice bath, added ice on sour cream containers, got to 42F Corrected On Site. Explained time as public health control Repeat Violation.

Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. 48F rice in reach in cooler, made yesterday, discarded

Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. white cooler by cook lineRepeat Violation.

Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm Corrected On Site. 100ppm

Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, linens or single-service not properly stored. containers under prep sink pipes

Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. by 3 comp sink Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ranch dressing on buffett line 46F Corrected On Site.

Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. White refrigerator.

Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over bread in freezer. Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed employee drink stored on prep table and above kitchen prep table.

Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Holes cut in top of ranch dressing buckets.

Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Walk-in cooler shelf lined with cardboard.

Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wait area lower shelf.

Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Walk-in cooler wire racks.

Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Exterior of pots, breader containers.

Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.

Critical - Observed toxic item stored by food. Burn gel on walk-in cooler shelf.

Critical - Observed toxic item improperly stored. Bleach, cleaner on triple sink and hand sink.

Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. 200+ppm wiping cloth. Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Large plastic jugs in walk-in freezer.

Critical - Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area.

Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.

Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Chemical bottles in rear handwash sink. Corrected On Site.

Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.

Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Kitchen.

Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Kitchen.

Critical - Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands, KITCHEN .

Observed employee with ineffective hair restraint.

Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled, BOTTOM.

Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine, METAL PANEL RUSTING .

Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, KITCHEN .

Critical - Certified Food Manager unable to answer basic Food Code question, LACKS KNOWLEDGE OF THE BIG 5 EXCLUSION ILLNESS .

Critical - Electrical outlet missing cover plate. For reporting purposes only. Prep table in cook area below pass through window.

Critical - Identity of food or food product misrepresented. Creamy crab salad on special menu. Imitation crab used

Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dry Storage Area

Nonfood-contact equipment not designed and constructed in a durable manner. Using cardboard boxes to store plastic lids

Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Repeat Violation.

Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spoon for grits stored in 89 degree water.

Observed sugar pitcher with handle in contact with sugar. Wait Area Corrected On Site.

Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Reusing ridged gallon containers for foid storage. Brown Sugar

In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Tongs hooked on fire suppression pipes.

Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.

Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Brown Sugar

Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. chicken and craefish container in freezer

Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.