Unsanitary Kitchen Conditions and Improper Food Storage and Labeling
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors identified a failure to maintain the kitchen and food service areas in a sanitary manner and to properly store and label food items. During observation of the main kitchen, a box containing cans of ginger ale and tomato juice was stored directly on the floor near a hand sink floor drain. A spice rack held an open, undated container of dill weed that was approximately two-thirds full. Debris was seen in the floor drain beneath the dishwasher, and a pair of used plastic foodservice gloves was found on the floor near the dishwasher. Multiple broken floor tiles were noted near the dishwasher, with standing gray water present in the crevices, and brown, dried stains were observed on the wall adjacent to the handwashing sink. Further observations revealed additional food storage and labeling deficiencies. In a freestanding refrigerator in the kitchen, two hard-boiled eggs and two muffins were wrapped together in plastic wrap without any labels or dates, and two containers of applesauce were marked with a preparation date and a use-by date that had already expired at the time of observation. In the dry storage area, a broken floor tile was partially covering the area from which it was missing, and a box of condiments was stored on a shelf without any date indicating when the items were received, while other items in the area were appropriately marked with received dates. During an interview, staff acknowledged concerns related to missing dates on food items, expired and unlabeled food, debris in floor drains, used gloves on the floor, and broken tiles collecting standing water.
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