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City Restaurant Health Inspections continued

Café Aundria, 4303 S. National; Discussed with manager the proper way to cool potentially hazardous foods from 140 F to 70 F within two hours, and from 70 F to below 40 F within the following four hours. Critical violations found: 2. *Person in charge did not properly demonstrate knowledge of how to cool potentially hazardous foods. Corrected verbally. *Ready to eat, potentially hazardous food (chicken) not properly date labeled. Corrected on site. Noncritical violations found: 1.

Carlos O’Kelly’s Mexican Cafe, 4100 S. Campbell; Discussed with manager the importance of cleaning nonfood contact surfaces. He said that he plans to make a check list for routine cleaning so he can monitor more closely. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 5.

Century Buffet, 210 E. Sunshine; Critical violations found: 4. *Cut melon on buffet 58 F. Not using time as a control. Product discarded. *No dating on any ready-to-eat potentially hazardous foods; manager says cooks know how old food is. Code requires dating if held more than 24 hours. *Slicer left dirty; employees say it is broken and not used but it is plugged in. *Clean stack of plates sitting in food on “clean” dish table at end of dishwasher. Noncritical violations found: 8.

Century Buffet, 210 E. Sunshine; Reinspection: Correction: Cut melons are being timed on buffet for two hours; slicer has been removed for repairs; clean side of dish table appears clean; foods are covered and dated; written policy on using time as a control posted at pass-through window. No violations found.

Chinese Chef, 3029 S. Campbell; Discussed importance of cleaning nonfood contact surfaces as a part of a pest-prevention plan. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 2.

College Street Cafe, 1622 W. College; Discussed storage of condiments on clean drain board, possibility of cross-contamination. Knife block not cleanable surface; use magnetic strip or container. Critical violations found: 1. *Evidence of mice in soda canister cabinet (Clean up and use pest control measures to rid premises of pests). Noncritical violations found: 3.

Crosstown Barbecue, 1331 E. Division; Critical violations found: 3. *Raw beef in sealed bags over potato salad. No evidence of spillage or seepage observed. (Requires ready-to-eat foods to be stored above raw foods.) Corrected at visit. *Ham and pork left in smoker from last night. Requires potentially hazardous foods to be maintained at cold holding of 41 degrees F or below, cooked to 145 degree F, and reheated to 165 degree F. Corrected by discarding meat. *Can opener not clean. Requires food-contact surfaces to be cleaned and sanitized. Corrected at visit. Noncritical violations found: 8.

Dairy Queen, 2300 W. College; Discussed pH on dressings and sandwich toppings. No violations found.

Dillons Deli/Bakery, 1831 W. Kearney; Discussed date marking with deli manager and personal jacket storage in bakery. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 3.

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