BELLA VISTA RESTAURANT

High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 dented can of red peppers and 1 dented can of black olives on rack at end of front counter make line across from pizza oven.

High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Food handler on cook line scratched face with bare hands then continued to handle clean equipment without washing hands between tasks.

High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Frozen raviolis in to go/grocery bags in standing reach in freezer in storage area by bathrooms.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw salmon, removed from original packaging, stored over cooked sliced sausage in reach in freezer in storage area by bathrooms, salmon moved. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 1 food handler at front counter making dough, employee put on hair net. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Discarded fryer outside by back door to kitchen. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of windex stored with seasonings and over to go lids in shelve in middle of kitchen, bottle moved. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee dumping ice in hand wash sink by pizza oven.

Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic ceiling tiles over bar area in secondary dining area.

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 employees preparing food in kitchen.

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Right door of reach in cooler across from stoves keeps falling off.

Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Pizza peels stored on top of soiled pizza oven, peels moved to clean sheet pans.

Basic - Presetting of unwrapped silverware and/or tableware outdoors. Outside tables preset with plates, glasses, and utensils. Also extra glasses, utensils and plates stored outside for setting for outside tables.

Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Multiple discarded kitchen equipment outside behind building and in parking lot.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw fish, removed from original packaging, stored over bags of prepared carrots and cheese in reach in freezer chest in prep area. Also raw pork stored over butter in bottom of reach in cooler in prep area. Also raw veal stored over prepared eggplants in bottom section of reach in cooler in prep area. Also raw pork stored over prepared potatoes in walk in cooler. All raw animal products moved. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. meatballs (121F - Hot Holding) meatballs sitting over fill line above liquid in steam well next to to cook line, per operator meatballs where heated on the stove earlier and placed in steam well, meatballs stirred and covered. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottles of all purpose cleaner stored with bottles of wine at to go counter. Air freshener and soap stored with paper towels in cabinet in first unisex bathroom.

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Deflector plate inside ice machine next to espresso machine. Repeat Violation

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under prep table across from espresso machine by front counter. Also broken cove molding along wall in ware washing area.

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed romaine stored over washed lemons in walk in cooler, romaine moved. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the reach in freezer, raw plastic wrapped salmon over uncovered cooling meatballs. Operator relocated the meatballs. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle of windex stored in dry storage area over bottles of sauces. Employee relocated the windex spray bottle. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. At time of inspection not all shellstock tags marked with date of last served.

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In the wait station reach in cooler, open container of milk from the previous day with no product date marking. Operator placed date marker on the container. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Portable blue cutting board in the prep area with food residue staining build up. Employee relocated the cutting board to be washed. Can opener on the front prep line with food debris build up. Operator relocated the can opener to be washed. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employee beverage on the cutting board in front of the pizza oven. Employee beverage over flip top reach in cooler at the entrance to the main cook line. Operator relocated all employee beverages. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

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

Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Pizza paddles stored on top of pizza oven on the main cook line. Operator relocated the pizza paddles. Tongs stored on the oven door handles on the main cook line. Operator relocated the tongs. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler door gasket has mold like substance staining.

Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Drainage plumbing from pasta cooker leaks on floor when drained. Operator states drain pipe broke and in the process of fixing. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on cutting board by the slicer. Operator relocated the wet wiping cloth. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the reach in freezer on the main line, open bag of frozen raw chicken tenders stored over packaged raw frozen beef. Operator relocated the chicken tenders and beef to the correct storage location. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on the flip top reach in cooler opposite the pizza oven has food residue debris staining. Flip top reach in cooler door gaskets have food debris in the grooves of the gaskets. Operator wiped clean the reach in cooler gaskets. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on the flip top reach in cooler cutting board at the pizza oven station. Operator removed the employee beverage. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

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

Basic - Food stored on floor. In the back dry storage area, half full jug of fryer oil stored in the floor. Operator relocated the fryer oil. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - In-use utensil for non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored in a clean, protected location. Pizza paddles stored on top of the pizza oven exposed to dust. Operator relocated the paddles to the correct storage shelf. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Soiled wet wiping cloth placed in use with fresh solution. Wet wiping cloth stored on clean cutting board of the flip top reach in cooler on the main cook line. Operator relocated the wiping cloth to sanitizer solution. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk containers of mixed parmigiana and breadcrumbs with no product labeling. Operator labeled the bulk containers. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. In the walk in cooler, container of marinara cooling from the previous day, marinara (71F - Cooling). Operator removed the marinara from the walk in cooler to not be sold to customers.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the reach in freezer, raw frozen beef and raw frozen chicken tenders over open containers of frozen bread. Operator rearranged the storage levels of the reach in freezer. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In the walk in cooler, container of marinara cooling from the previous day, marinara (71F - Cooling). Operator removed the marinara from the walk in cooler to not be sold to customers.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In the steam table by the server pass through window, tomato sauce (119F - Hot Holding). Sauce held in tall metal container with water level in the steam table low, operator stirred the product to start the reheating process and placed in a shallow pan. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. At time of inspection claim tags not marked with date of last served. Operator placed date marker on the tags. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Open container of milk from the the day before in the reach in cooler closest to the ice bin with no product date marking. Operator placed a date marking label on the container. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At the server pass through window, blue chemical spray bottle with no product label. Operator labeled the chemical spray bottle. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. On the storage shelf over the three compartment sink, clean pots not inverted for protection.

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored on the clean prep table by the slicer at the front counter and at the server pass through window. Operator removed the employee beverages. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal phone stored on the backside of the flip top reach in cooler. Operator relocated the employee personal phone. Corrected On-Site

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

Basic - Food stored on floor. Cans of tomato stored on the floor at the front counter by the pizza oven. Operator relocated the cans of tomatoes. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At the front service counter reach in cooler, knife stored in between reach in cooler door. Operator relocated the knife to be cleaned and sanitized. On the main cook line multiple sets of tongs stored on the oven door handles. Operator relocated the tongs to be cleaned and sanitized. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Old food stuck on the clean utensils stored over the hand wash sink. Operator relocated the utensils to the three compartment sink. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In the front counter flip top reach in cooler, standing water at the base of the cooler.

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On the main cook line, wet wiping cloth stored on clean cutting board. Operator relocated the cloth to the sanitizer solution. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk container of flour mix at the front counter by the oven with no product labeling. Operator labeled the bulk container. Corrected On-Site