Amar Sandwich Shop

Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.

• Approved source; food safe and unadulterated
  • High priority: Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.... Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41°F within 4 hours.... baba ghanuj 49°F, Garlic Toum 48°F, ( made with fresh garlic and olive oil ) , labneh 49°F, spicy hummus 50°F, hummus 50°F in grabbed and go opened reach in cooler by the dining area. Food was prepped 5 hours ago .
• Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
  • Basic: Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food...grabbed and go food in display reach in cooler .
• Food out of temperature
  • High priority: Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41°F within 4 hours.... baba ghanuj 49°F, Garlic Toum 48°F, ( made with fresh garlic and olive oil ) , labneh 49°F, spicy hummus 50°F, hummus 50°F in grabbed and go opened reach in cooler by the dining area. Food was prepped 5 hours ago . Stop sale issued . Employee discarded
• Handwash sinks and supplies
  • Intermediate: Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap...stored big rice cooker front of soap dispenser. Employee provided.

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

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 identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking....cut tomatoes, cut lettuce in cold well table at kitchen. Food being held less than 4 hours . Employee time marked.
• Handwash sinks and supplies
  • Intermediate: No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink...all handwashing sink . Employee removed beverage provided .
• Insects, rodents, pests and animals
  • High priority: Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found..... 4 rodent droppings in unused pizza dough bowl at pizza dough machine at storage room . 1 rodent dropping on the floor by the pizza dough machine. Employee cleaned and sanitized area at storage room.
• Chemicals and toxic substances
  • High priority: Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored...disinfectant spray bottle, glass cleaner spray bottle by the pitta bread . Employee removed beverage removed those bottles .
  • Intermediate: Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled...disinfectant spray bottle . Employee labeled .