LIL BITS COUNTRY DINER

High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee take out the trash, reenter the kitchen and begin to wash dishes with no hand wash step. Discussed with operator. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. On the table top warming plate, beef tips from 7am (88F - Reheating). Operator removed the beef tips to be discarded.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. On the table top warming plate, beef tips from 7am (88F - Reheating). Operator removed the beef tips to be discarded. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on the main cook line has build up of food residue staining. Can opener in the prep area has debris on the blade. Operator recently used can opener and had employee wash the can opener. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

Basic - Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Fly sticky tape by the three compartment sink has build up of dead flies.

Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard used to line dry storage shelves in the prep area.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on prep table by the exterior door. Operator relocated the employee phone. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelf over the three compartment sink, clean containers stacked while wet.

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Build up of grease cooking debris under the cook line. Repeat Violation

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open.

Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Ripped tin foil used to line shelf over the stove top.

Basic - Stored food not covered. In the walk in cooler, two containers of dessert stored uncovered.

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed approximately 8 flying insects under mop sink/ dishmachine area in back kitchen. Person in charge began killing during inspection. Corrective Action Taken Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-07: Observed 3 flying insects under mop sink. Admin Complaint

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At fliptop cheese, cheese above fill line at 54F. Person in charge added cheese to time board during inspection. Milk on small amount of ice at 49F. Person in charge moved to walk in cooler. Corrective Action Taken Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-07: Items in flip top at 43F or below. Butter sitting in container on top of items in fliptop and butter sitting out at server area at 52-54F. Not on time paperwork or time board. Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat items.

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. In walk in cooler Mac and cheese dated 1/3, sausage dated 12/28, beans dated 12/30, potatoes dated 1/4.

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Person in charge utilizes quatanery ammonium, unable to provide test strips.

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed plates with chipped edges. One pan with melted edge, no longer smooth and easily cleanable.

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Light visible under side and back door.

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels on multiple clean dishes.