WEST END TAVERN

High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee entered the establishment from outdoors, handled personal drink, then handled clean cups in bar area without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands before continuing to work in bar area.

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. One sealed package containing raw tuna thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging. The tuna is completely thawed. The package does have a label indicating the tuna must be removed from packaging prior to thawing. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. 1. Spray bottle containing bleach stored hanging from rack above clean utensils near ice machine. 2. Spray bottle containing glass cleaner stored on shelf beside and above utensils at lobby entrance. Manager removed both chemicals during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of ice machine door soiled with mold-like substance. Repeat Violation

Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Several absorbent and porous acoustic ceiling tiles in warewash area and cookline.

Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Four missing ceiling tiles near walk-in cooler.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Large hole in ceiling tile around pipe above dish machine.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several ceiling tiles throughout cookline and warewash areas heavily soiled with dust. Repeat Violation

Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. One sealed package containing raw tuna thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging. The tuna is completely thawed. The package does have a label indicating the tuna must be removed from packaging prior to thawing. Stop sale issued. Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink can on corner of reach-in freezer at cookline. Employee discarded the can during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Chipped corners on in-use plastic pan at cookline. Repeat Violation

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven door handle at cookline. Employee removed the tongs from the area during this inspection.

Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Several absorbent and porous unsealed shelves constructed from MDF in-use throughout kitchen and bar areas.

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Remnants of old labels stuck to sides of seven pans on clean dish rack near cookline. Repeat Violation

Basic - Stored food not covered. Open pickle bucket stored on crate in walk-in cooler. Manager covered the bucket during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed avocados with sticker still attached stored inside pan with cut avocados at cookline. Employee voluntarily discarded the avocados during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket stored directly on floor at cookline. Employee removed the bucket from the floor during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. Pan containing portion of fully-cooked chicken with date mark of 8/29.

High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. 1. One fly flying near sink at end of bar. 2. One fly flying in kitchen near dry storage room.

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Two packages of raw tuna thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging on shelf inside reach-in cooler near cookline. The Tuna is fully thawed. The box does have a label indicating the tuna must be removed from packaging prior to thawing.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate inside ice machine soiled with mold-like substance.

Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. No consumer advisory for undercooked tuna on menu. Manager printed and posted the consumer advisory during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. One small co2 tank not secured in back of kitchen.

Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Two packages of raw tuna thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging on shelf inside reach-in cooler near cookline. The Tuna is fully thawed. The box does have a label indicating the tuna must be removed from packaging prior to thawing. Stop sale issued.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone sitting on prep table in kitchen beside blender. Employee removed phone from prep table during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 1. Reach-in cooler at end of cookline not functioning. 2. Reach-in cooler in bar area not functioning.

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked and chipped plastic pan in-use inside reach-in cooler at cookline.

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall and/or ceiling. 1. Large opening around pipe on ceiling above dish machine. 2. Large opening around faucet at mop sink.

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop down inside flour inside bin in dry storage area. Employee repositioned the scoop during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around doors of coolers in bar area soiled with mold-like substance.

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old label stuck to side of pan on dish rack near cookline.

Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Soda syrup box stored on shelf below tools near manager's office.

Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Floor around dish rack near cookline soiled with grease. 2. Hood around filters over cookline soiled with grease. 3. Air vent and ceiling tiles at cookline soiled with dust. 4. Ceiling tiles in warewash area soiled with dust. 5. Floor in dry storage room soiled with food debris.