Pickles Pub Sandbar

The inspector came back, found the problems fixed and allowed the business to reopen.

• Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
  • Basic: Equipment in poor repair. At time of callback inspection observed broken reach in cooler next to fryers, not in use. Observed pizza prep reach in cooler lid broken.
  • Basic: Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. At time of callback inspection observed walk in cooler shelves rusted.
• Plumbing and backflow prevention
  • Basic: Plumbing system in disrepair. At time of callback inspection observed hand sink in kitchen in disrepair, hanging off of wall.
• Handwash sinks and supplies
  • Basic: No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At time of callback inspection observed no hand washing sign at both hand sinks in kitchen area.
• Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
  • Basic: Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. At time of callback inspection observed ceiling heavily dusty above bar area.

Conditions were a danger to public health, so the business was ordered to close immediately. It can't reopen until an inspector confirms the problems are fixed.

• Food out of temperature
  • High priority: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F. Observed shredded cheese (56°F - Cold Holding); sausage (55°F - Cold Holding); shredded mozzarella (55°F - Cold Holding); pizza sauce (54°F - Cold Holding) inside reach in cooler at pizza prep area, as per operator for 2 hours. Observed shredded cheese (45°F - Cold Holding); shredded lettuce (46°F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (45°F - Cold Holding) inside reach in cooler across from walk in cooler.
• Food protection and cross-contamination
  • High priority: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw bacon stored over soft pretzels inside walk in cooler. Operator relocated products.
• In-use utensils properly stored
  • Basic: Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Observed ice buckets stored on floor at bar area.
• Handwashing and hygienic practices
  • High priority: Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee handle raw chicken then change gloves and begin to handle clean equipment without washing hands.
  • High priority: Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee grab trash can then handle pizza paddle to plate pizza without changing gloves and washing hands.
• Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
  • Basic: Equipment in poor repair. Observed broken reach in cooler next to fryers, not in use. Observed pizza prep reach in cooler lid broken.
  • Basic: Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed walk in cooler shelves rusted.
  • Basic: Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed reach in cooler in pizza prep area with ambient temperature 55°F and reach in cooler across walk in cooler with ambient temperature 46°F.
• Dishwashing facilities and test kits
  • Basic: Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
• Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
  • Intermediate: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed storage container heavily soiled with old food debris where clean pizza pans are stored under pizza ovens in pizza area.
  • Basic: Walk-in/Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed interior of reach in cooler heavily soiled in pizza prep area. Observed walk in cooler shelves soiled.
• Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • Basic: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed heavy grease buildup in between fryers at cook line. Observed all reach in cooler gaskets soiled.
  • Basic: Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed all reach in cooler handles soiled.
• Single-service items
  • Basic: Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed multiple boxes of single service items stored on floor in upstairs dry storage room.
• Plumbing and backflow prevention
  • Basic: Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed hand sink in kitchen in disrepair, hanging off of wall.
  • Basic: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed standing water in bottom of reach in cooler at pizza prep area.
• Handwash sinks and supplies
  • Basic: No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no hand washing sign at both hand sinks in kitchen area.
• Insects, rodents, pests and animals
  • High priority: Live, small flying insects found. Observed approximately 100+ live flying insects flying and landing on soda boxes, clean plates, napkins, bottle of grenadine, clean pitchers, and clean cups inside server station near bar.
  • Basic: Dead roaches on premises. Observed one dead roach on stairs leading up to dry storage room.
  • High priority: Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 20+ rodent droppings on deli slicer underneath prep table in pizza prep area and approximately 15+ droppings on shelf where pizza boxes are stored. Operator removed deli slicer and began cleaning up droppings.
• Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
  • Basic: Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water on floor in server room underneath soda machine.
  • Basic: Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall soiled in dish area by dish machine and in server room.
  • Basic: Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling heavily dusty above bar area.
  • Basic: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floor heavily soiled in pizza prep area and floor in server station soiled with slime like substance.