American Legion

Inspector's notes

Observed establishment operating without a Certified Food Protection Manager. A Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) is required to be on the premises during all hours of operation. Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection.

Inspector's notes

Observed 3 Reduced Oxygen Packaged (ROP) fish in the freezer at the time of inspection. Per PIC, ROP fish is used for a fish raffle for the establishment and had been in the freezer for a week. Discussed with PIC that ROP cannot be donated or sold and requires a variance. Instructed PIC to discard ROP fish at the time of inspection. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. A variance/HACCP must be obtained prior to conducting any specialized processes. Variance/HACCP applications are available through the customer portal "Permit Center" at https://maricopacountyaz-energovweb.tylerhost.net/apps/selfservice#/home. Additional resources can be found at https://www.maricopa.gov/3978/Food-Variances. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Second Consecutive Violation.

Inspector's notes

Observed fan guards with a build up of dust/soil in the shared walk in cooler. Informed Person in Charge that non-food contact surfaces should be cleaned at a frequency to prevent dust/soil buildup. Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection.

Inspector's notes

Observed ROP fish in the freezer at the time of inspection. Per PIC, ROP fish is used for a fish raffle for the establishment and had been in the freezer for a week. A variance/HACCP must be obtained prior to conducting any specialized processes. Variance/HACCP applications are available through the customer portal "Permit Center" at https://maricopacountyazenergovweb.tylerhost.net/apps/selfservice#/home. Additional resources can be found at https://www.maricopa.gov/3978/Food-Variances. Discussed with PIC that ROP cannot be donated or sold and requires a variance. Instructed PIC to discard ROP fish at the time of inspection. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

Inspector's notes

Observed bar using chlorine to sanitize and no chlorine test strips onsite. Test strips are required for any sanitizers used with food contact surfaces. Provide sanitizer test strips prior to re-inspection. Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection by 4/10/26, can be verified through electronic means.

Inspector's notes

Observed an accumulation of organic matter on the top interior of the ice machine in the back of house. Discussed with PIC increasing the frequency with which the interior of the ice machine is cleaned. Food-contact surfaces for ice machines should be cleaned at a frequency to prevent the accumulation of soils and organic matter. Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection.

Inspector's notes

Observed in the reach-in freezer cooked onions in ROP packaging and raw beef in ROP packaging. PIC could not determine where or when the items were packaged. The establishment does not have a variance or HACCP plan for packaging items in reduced oxygen packaging. All items in ROP packaging were discarded by PIC. A variance/HACCP must be obtained prior to conducting any specialized processes. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

PRIORITY VIOLATION-3-501.18, P: Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food - Disposition. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these simple tools in our Active Managerial Control Toolbox, made especially for you. https://www.maricopa.gov/4125/Food-SafetyOperator-Resources. Observed a pan of cooked pasta in the upright cold holding unit with the glass doors, which had no date mark as to when it was prepared. TCS foods are must have a date/day mark of the day it was prepared. TCS foods may only be kept for 7 days with day 1 being the date is was prepared. Pasta was discarded at the time of this inspection. Correct By: Corrected At Time Of Inspection