Aj's Fine Foods

Inspector notes: Several cutting boards deeply scored. Resurface or replace. Surfaces such as cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and SANITIZED, or discarded if they are not capable of being resurfaced. Cutting surfaces such as cutting boards and blocks that become scratched and scored may be difficult to clean and sanitize. As a result, pathogenic microorganisms transmissible through food may build up or accumulate. These microorganisms may be transferred to foods that are prepared on such surfaces

Inspector notes: Throughout kitchen, inside cold holding units/sandwich cooler, storage shelves with accumulation of food resides and debris. Maintain clean. Nonfood-contact surfaces shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. Nonfood-contact surfaces shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues

Inspector notes: For lunch menu, TCS foods using time as a public health control without time documentation. Per employee, TCS foods were prepared and ready for service >1 hour. Employee provided start time on log sheet for TCS foods. Discussed the importance of following written time as a public health control procedures. Time as a Public Health Control requires time-stamping for items actively held under Time as a Public Health Control

Inspector notes: In bistro, employee handling kale garnish placed on and around ready to eat cooked salmon with bare hands. Manager instructed employee to discard pan of cooked salmon and kale garnish. See embargo form. Discussed the importance of preventing bare hand contact with ready-to-eat (RTE) foods with the person-in-charge (PIC). Bare hand contact is not approved with ready-to-eat (RTE) food items

Inspector notes: In outdoor bbq area, employee washed hands