JANUARY 2009
Routine facility inspections are made without
advance notice. It is important to keep in mind that inspections
are only a “snapshot” in the entire year of a facility’s
operation and they are not always reflective of the day-to-day
operations and overall condition of the operation.
No critical violations were found
at the following establishments during routine inspections:
Arby’s Roast Beef, V-Lansing
The Artisan Café, V-Trumansburg
Autumn Leaves Used Books, C-Ithaca
Bella Pizza, C-Ithaca
Burger King #12983, T-Ithaca
Domino’s Pizza, C-Ithaca
Corners Deli, V-Cayuga Heights
Foodnet-Groton Village Court, V-Groton
Foodnet-Titus Towers, C-Ithaca
Friendly’s Elmira Road, C-Ithaca
Friendly’s Triphammer, V-Lansing
Groton Middle/High School, V-Groton
Hal’s Delicatessen, C-Ithaca
Hampton Inn Food Service, C-Ithaca
Insomnia Cookies, C-Ithaca
Ithaca Coffee Company, C-Ithaca
Ithaca Housing Authority, C-Ithaca
Italian Carry Out, T-Ithaca
Jade Garden, C-Ithaca
Ling Ling Garden, T-Ithaca
Longview an Ithacare Community, T-Ithaca
Ned’s Pizza, V-Cayuga Heights
Newfield Elementary School, T-Newfield
Newfield Middle/High School, T-Newfield
New York Garden Chinese Restaurant, V-Groton
Peking Restaurant, V-Lansing
Pita Pit, C-Ithaca
Pixel, C-Ithaca
Quizno’s Sub#8924, C-Ithaca
Ragman’s, C-Ithaca
Roman Village, T-Groton
Second Landing, T-Lansing
Serendipity Catering, T-Ithaca
Starbucks Coffee Company College Ave, C-Ithaca
Subway #29252, V-Lansing
That Burrito Place, C-Ithaca
Trumansburg Elementary School, V-Trumansburg
Trumansburg High School, V-Trumansburg
Trumansburg Middle School, V-Trumansburg
Village Take Out, C-Ithaca
No critical violations were found
at the following Temporary establishments:
The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
Inspection is an opportunity for the establishment
to have the health department review food processes in the facility
to make sure that all potential hazards are identified and to
assure that the best food safety practices are being used.
HACCP Inspections were conducted
at the following establishments:
None to report this month
Re-inspections are conducted at establishments
that had a Critical Violation during the initial inspection.
The following establishments had no
critical violations during re-inspections:
Viva Taqueria and Cantina, C-Ithaca
The violations listed below relate directly
to factors that could lead to food-borne illness or injury.
These violations generally involve the food source and condition,
food cooking and storage temperatures, sanitary practices, water
and sewage, and the use of poisonous materials.
Critical Violations were found at
the following establishments:
Viva Taqueria and Cantina, C-Ithaca
Enough refrigerated storage equipment was not present or properly maintained so that potentially hazardous foods are kept at or above 45ºF. Sour cream, shredded cheese and tomatoes were observed at 55-60ºF. A repair-person was contacted during the inspection.
A re-inspection was satisfactory.
Ithaca Ale House, C-Ithaca
Cooked or prepared foods were subject to cross-contamination from raw foods. Hamburger patties were observed stored above ready-to-eat lettuce. The storage was rearranged during the inspection.
Enough refrigerated storage was not present or maintained so that food was kept at or below 45ºF. Cheeses and sour cream were observed at 50-52ºF in a cooler. The products were voluntarily discarded during the inspection and a repair-person called.
A re-inspection was not completed prior to submission of this report.
Collegetown Bagels, C-Ithaca
Potentially hazardous foods were not kept at or above 140ºF during hot holding. Chicken Creole was observed at 128ºF. The product was rapidly re-heated to 165ºF during the inspection.
A re-inspection was not completed prior to submission of this report.
Critical Violations were found at
the following temporary foodservice establishments:
None to report this month
Pre-Operational Activities:
Pre-Operational inspections are conducted,
following a thorough review and approval of proposed
plans, at new or extensively remodeled facilities to ensure
code compliance prior to opening to the public.
Pre-Operational Inspections were conducted
at the following facilities:
GIAC Kitchen, C-Ithaca
Sicilian Delight Pizzeria, V-Lansing
Permits Were Issued for the following facilities:
Plans Were Approved for the following facilities:
Temporary Food Service Permits are issued
for single events at one location.
Temporary Permits were Issued for the following operations:
Groton Winterfest, V-Groton
Groton Recreation
Ithaca Chili Cookoff, C-Ithaca
Cayuga Nature Center
Other:
Cayuga Nature Center Pancake Breakfast, T-Ulysses
Cayuga Nature Center Maple Festival, T-Ulysses
Cayuga Nature Center Winter Camp, T-Ulysses
Get Fed With Ed, C-Ithaca
New Roots Charter School, C-Ithaca (3 Permits)
Other:
The Food Protection Program received and investigated five complaints related to issues and/or problems at permitted facilities. The complaints included food preparation and service, temperature abuse, unsanitary conditions, accumulated garbage, insects, rodents and possible food related illnesses.
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