Chaat Express

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No food manager present.

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Manager unable to answer questions regarding food borne illness and illness policy.Reviewed illness policy requirement and provided FDA form 1B. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

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Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Employee beverage stored on prep table.

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Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. No soap at prep area handwashing sink. Manager provided.

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Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. In the walk-in, pan of raw chicken stored above pan of cooked chicken and container of sauce.

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Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. No detectable sanitizer in in-use automatic low temperature dishwasher. Manager determined no sanitizer available at the time of inspection. Manager purchased bleach and had the dishware sanitized manually in the 3 comp sink.

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Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Cooked rice held in colander on the prep table, under temperature control per manager, at 50*F internally. Manager discarded. Reviewed temperature /time control with manager.

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Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. In the walk-in, several containers of vegetables, sauces and meat cooked previous day per manager, not marked for discard date.

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Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. First aid kit stored hanging above shelves of uncovered to-go containers. Manager moved first aid kit to proper storage.

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Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection 3/26/26. Live roaches present in the kitchen. Please have certified pest control to eradicate roaches prior to reinspection.

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Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Spoons and spatulas stored in container of 118*F water. Manager provided hot water for utensil storage.

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Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection. Accumulation of food debris on shelves, condiment containers on top of dish washer. Please maintain clean.

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Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection. Repair indirect drains on prep sink and ice bin to restore required 1" minimum air gap. gap

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Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection. Noted numerous employees put on gloves and start working without first wash hands in the kitchen. Reviewed when to wash with manager and instructed manager to enforce hand washing.

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Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection. Noted the kitchen only has one hand sink and the new bar does not have a hand sink. Provide hand sink in the bar and the ware washing areas. Sinks must have hot and cold water and side splashguards.

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Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection. Noted there is a gap between the bottom of the backdoor and the floor. Back door does not have self-closer and the dumpster is within 30 feet of the backdoor. Provide air curtain or screen door, self-closer, threshold and door sweep for the back door. If air curtain is provided it must be operated by micro-switches.

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Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection. Noted numerous grocery t-shirt bags are used to store foods inside the freezer and non-food grade containers are used to store dry goods. Please use food grade containers and storage bags. Instructed employee to obtain approved materials. PRIORITY VIOLATION-4-101.11 (A) - Priority: Characteristics- Multiuse; Safe Addl Notes: Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection. Noted a custom-made grinder that does not meet the NSF requirements for food equipment. Owner will remove the equipment off the premises and order commercial equipment if needed. Also, numerous small wares (blenders, food processor, etc.) that are not commercial grade.

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Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection. Noted hot water at the bar's 3-comp sink is not presence and the hot water at the hand washing sink inside the restrooms are only on partially. Hot water must be at 120*F at all sinks within 45 seconds upon activation. Tempered water at hand sink must be at least 100*F. Provide re-circulation pump and hot water booster to maintain hot water throughout the facility.

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Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection. There is no mop sink available in the facility. Mop water was thrown out the back door. Mop sink must have hot and cold water, backsplash must be FRP, stainless steel or tiles. PRIORITY VIOLATION-5-202.13 - Priority: Backflow Prevention, Air Gap Addl Notes: Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection. Noted some of the drainpipes at the bar and the ware washing area are not provided proper air gap. Provide at least 1" air gap from the finished floor for floor sink, hub drain or riser. Provided sample picture of riser and hub drain. 5-205.15 (B) - Core: System Maintained in Good Repair; Maintained Addl Notes: Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection. Noted the hot and cold water at the bar is backward. Hot water must be on the left side of the faucet and cold on the right side. Noted open un-used water lines are not cap off. Please cap off any un-used water lines. PRIORITY VIOLATION-5-205.12 (A) - Priority: Prohibiting a Cross Connection; Drinking Lines Addl Notes: Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection. Noted an un-used/ open water hose is laying inside the floor sink's basin. Water lines cannot be below the drainpipe or inside floor sink. Instructed manager to remove the water line and plug the un-use connection. The hose must be removed.

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Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection. Noted mops are drying outside of the restaurant. Provide mop hooks to hang them above the mop sink to air dry. 6-201.13 - Core: Floor and Wall Junctures, Coved, and Enclosed or Sealed Addl Notes: Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection. Noted cove base is missing at cabinet base/ floor junctures, walls and floor junctures. Provide 3/8" radius cove base at above mentioned areas. Also, there are holes on walls, inside the walk-in units, gaps at top of walk-in to the ceiling, around pipe penetrations, etc. Cauk and seal any gaps, cracks and penetrations that has the thickness of a business card. Inside the walk-in units, please use wide range temperature silicone (silver color) and provide missing plugs where missing. 6-201.11 - Core: Floors, Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability Addl Notes: Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection. Noted new dry walls around the ware washing area are not painted. Please use several coats of semi-gloss paint. Also, substrate of the countertop at the bar are not painted. Provide several coats of semi-gloss paint. Noted the floor in the kitchen are damaged, missing, cracks, chipped, etc. Repair/ replace or refinish. Provide washable ceiling tiles inside the bar and above the self-service station. Provide side and top protections for the customer's self-service station. 6-501.114 - Core: Maintaining Premises, Unnecessary Items and Litter Addl Notes: Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection. Noted there are a lot of items, tools, equipment, containers, etc. that need to be removed/ replaced or not used. Please remove these items off the premise.