Unsanitary Food Storage and Preparation Conditions Identified
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain sanitary conditions in the kitchen, as evidenced by multiple observations during a kitchen inspection. A black substance was present on the kitchen ceiling and vents, and the floors in the walk-in refrigerators and freezer were slippery and soiled with white, black, and red substances, as well as garbage beneath the shelves. Moldy cucumbers and raw mushrooms were found spoiled and leaking fluid onto boxes below in one refrigerator. Brownies and pudding prepared for lunch were stored in individual bowls on trays in a walk-in refrigerator without any covering. The reach-in freezer had a white substance on its bottom, and the dry storage area had slippery floors with dust and trash under the shelves. Additional unsanitary conditions included slippery floors and the presence of a black substance and trash beneath cooking appliances and the dishwasher, where fruit flies and an unpleasant odor were also noted. The Regional Executive Chef confirmed that food storage and preparation were not sanitary.