Ernie's

608 A St, Eureka

Routine Inspection
02. Food safety certification, food handler card compliance

Conditions Observed: Staff member on duty at time of inspection was unsure where copies of Food Safety Manager Certificate (FSM) and Food Handler Cards (FHC) were kept. Corrective Action: ensure copies of all FSM and FHC are onsite and available for review upon inspector request. If facility doesn’t have a FSM, at least one must be obtained within 60 days of this inspection. If any employee who handles/prepares food/drinks does not have a FHC ensure they obtain one within 30 days of this inspection.

ROACHY SAYS:

“Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazardous food, shall have an owner or employee who has passed an aproved food safety certification examination. Food handlers that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazardous food, shall obtain a valid Food Handler Card within 30 days after date of hire. (113947.1-113947.5, 113948)”

08. Proper hot and cold holding temperatures.

Conditions Observed: 1/2 & 1/2 on the door rack of the bar mini-fridge measured at 48 degrees Fahrenheit (F), and horseradish near center of fridge measured at 43 F. Corrective Action: repair/adjust unit so contents are at 41 degrees F or less. Recommend keeping any potentially hazardous foods that are in the unit stored near the back.

ROACHY SAYS:

“Except during preparation, cooking, cooling, transportation to or from a retail food facility for a period of less than thirty minutes, when time is used as the public health control, or as otherwise specified, potentially hazardous foods shall be maintained at or below 41F or at or above 135F. The following foods may be held at or below 45F: raw shell eggs, unshucked live molluscan shellfish, pasteurized milk and pasteurized milk products in original sealed containers, potentially hazardous foods held during transportation. Potentially hazardous foods held for dispensing in serving lines and salad bars may be held at 45F, not to exceed 12 hours in a 24 hour period, if unused portions are discarded. Food preparation shall not exceed two cumulative hours without a return to the required holding temperatures. (113996, 113998, 114037, 114343(a))”

15. Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized.

Conditions Observed: 2 Violations Under This Section: QT sanitizer in 3-compartment sink measured at 100 parts per million (ppm). Corrective Action: ensure sanitizer is at proper concentration (at least 200 ppm for quaternary ammonia). Note: one tablet was being used in the 3-compartment sink. When a second tablet was added it measured 300 ppm. This violation was corrected onsite. Observed debris buildup on interior of bin in ice machine (top of white plastic partition, and underside of black plastic separator). Remove ice, and properly clean and sanitize the interior.

ROACHY SAYS:

“Food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. Food-contact surfaces and multiservice utensils shall be effectively washed, rinsed, and sanitized to remove or completely loosen soils by use of manual or mechanical methods. Precleaning may be required. Manual sanitization shall be accomplished during the final rinse by contact with solution containing 100 ppm available chlorine, 200 ppm quaternary ammonium, or another approved sanitizer. Mechanical sanitization shall be accomplished in the final rinse by achieving a utensil surface temperature of 160F or by contact with solution containing 50 ppm available chlorine, 200 ppm quaternary ammonium, or another approved sanitizer. After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils shall be air dried. Mechancial warewash machines must be approved and installed and operated according to manufacturer's specifications. Food contact surfaces, utensils, and equipment shall be cleaned and sanitized at the following times: before each use with different type of raw food of animal origin, when changing from raw food to ready to eat food, between uses with raw produce and potentially hazardous food, before using a thermometer, and any time during the operation when contamination may have occurred. Warewash sinks used to wash wiping cloths, wash produce, or thaw food must be cleaned and sanitized before and after these uses. Equipment, food contact surfaces, and utensils must be cleaned and sanitized throughout the day at least every four hours or as needed to prevent contamination. (114097, 114099.1, 114099.2, 114099.4, 114099.6, 114099.7, 114101, 114105, 114109, 114111, 114113, 114115(a,c), 114117, 114125(b), 114141)”

35. Warewashing: installed, maintained, used, Adequate Means to measure sanitizer

Conditions Observed: Facility did not have a means to check the concentration of the sanitizer used to wash dishes. Corrective Action: obtain means to adequately test sanitizer, train employees how to properly use, and use to test each time sanitizer is mixed up.

ROACHY SAYS:

“Facilities that prepare food shall be equipped with a manual warewashing sink that has at least three compartments with two integral metal drainboards, except as specified in 114099(c). A warewashing sink shall not be used for handwashing except as specified in 114125(a). Sink compartments shall be large enough to accommodate immersion of the largest equipment and utensils used. Testing materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing. (114067(f,g), 114099, 114099.3, 114099.5, 114101(a), 114101.1, 114101.2, 114103, 114107, 114125(a))”

Routine Inspection

ROACHY SAYS:

“Both patrons and the health department agree! This place sets the standard for Humboldt food facility cleanliness! All hail Ernie's!!”

Routine Inspection
35. Warewashing: installed, maintained, used, Adequate Means to measure sanitizer

Conditions Observed: Soda dispenser holder has an accumulation of slime. Please clean and sanitize and the end of each day.

ROACHY SAYS:

“Facilities that prepare food shall be equipped with a manual warewashing sink that has at least three compartments with two integral metal drainboards, except as specified in 114099(c). A warewashing sink shall not be used for handwashing except as specified in 114125(a). Sink compartments shall be large enough to accommodate immersion of the largest equipment and utensils used. Testing materials shall be provided to adequately measure the applicable sanitization method used during manual or mechanical warewashing. (114067(f,g), 114099, 114099.3, 114099.5, 114101(a), 114101.1, 114101.2, 114103, 114107, 114125(a))”

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