Alexander's Bistro

Observed a bottle of ranch with a date-mark label of 10/20/2025.

CA/COS: PIC directed employee to discard the bottle.

Observed multiple containers of sauces inside the reach-in unit without proper common food name labels or date marking.

RCA: Food Storage Containers, Identified with Common Name of Food. Except for containers holding food that can be readily and unmistakably recognized, such as dry pasta, working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages for use in the food establishment—such as cooking oils, flour, herbs, potato flakes, salt, spices, and sugar—shall be clearly and legibly identified, in English, with the common name of the food.

Additionally, all ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods prepared on-site or opened from their original packaging shall be properly date marked.

Observed the inside of the reach-in unit and prep top cooler to have old food debris in and around the units, including buildup on the gaskets of the reach-in unit.

Observed dust buildup on the fans inside the walk-in cooler.

RCA: Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.

Observed ice machine baffle with heavy accumulation of orange and black residue. Wiped a sterile sanitization wipe against ice baffle.

RCA: Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils.

1. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.

Observed heavy accumulation of food debris on oven handle and on the side of reach in cooler. Observed tongs hanging on handle of oven with food debris.

RCA: Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils.

1. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.

Observed no consumer advisory for raw and undercooked foods located on menu (See Attachment).

RCA: Except as specified in subsections (5)(a)3, and (5)(a)4(iv), and (9)(a)3 of this Rule, if an animal food such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, pork, poultry, or shellfish is served or sold raw, undercooked, or without otherwise being processed to eliminate pathogens, either in ready-to-eat form or as an ingredient in another ready-to-eat food, the permit holder shall inform consumers of the significantly increased risk of consuming such foods by way of a disclosure and reminder, as specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this subsection using brochures, deli case or menu advisories, label statements, table tents, placards, or other effective written means. The disclosure and reminder statements shall be worded in legible type in all capital letters and no smaller than font size #8, or if displayed on a menu board shall be printed no smaller than the smallest lettering used for a menu item.

2. Disclosure shall include: (i) A description of the animal-derived foods, such as “oysters on the half shell (raw oysters),” “raw egg Caesar salad,” and “hamburgers (can be cooked to order);” or

(ii) Identification of the animal-derived foods by asterisking them to a footnote that states that the items are served raw or undercooked,or contain (or may contain) raw or undercooked ingredients.

3. The reminder shall include asterisking the animal-derived foods requiring disclosure to a footnote that states:

(i) Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness; or (ii) Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.