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Hot Shotz Bar & Grill

1208 S. Lowry St. Smyrna, TN 37167

Food Service Establishment Inspection | Routine

December 5, 2024 | View Original Inspection PDF
Score & Grade: 77 Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

1: Pic is unable to discuss food safety regarding cold holidng, hot holding, cooling, cooking and reheating temperatures. Will provide applicable food safety fact sheets to post and have on site.

2: No management awareness regarding foodborne illnesses and their symptoms. No policy is available. Will provide employee health policy to post.

8: No soap available at hand washing sink.

18: Cooked chicken wings, pan of cheese queso, pot of cooked ham, and ground beef not within proper temp range in wic due to cooler not working properly and temping at 55 degrees. Foods were prepared this past weekend. Pic was unable to discuss their cooling process with all foods listed. Discarded foods.

20: Bag of raw chicken stored in walk in cooler since this weekend not within proper temp range. Walk in cooler thermometer read 55 degrees and my thermometer read 55 degrees. Embargoed chicken. Pic will have cooler serviced. Until then, pic will not use cooler for tcs foods.

21: Cooked ground beef and cooked ham not date marked in wic. Pic stated the beef was made this weekend and ham before thanksgiving. This is a repeat violation, a warning letter will be requested.

46: No sanitizer test strips available for 3 compartment sink.

49: 3 compartment sink faucet is leaking.

50: Evidence of food being dumped into hand washing sink and causing it to slowly drain.

53: Walk in cooler floor in poor repair

Additional Comments

I will return for a follow-up inspection within 10 days to verify all priority item violations have been corrected.

Discussed proper hand washing, ware washing, food source, food storage, holding and cook temps, cooling when applicable, employee hygiene, employee health, demonstration of knowledge, and storage and use of of toxic items. Food Establishment Regulations can be found at http://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1200/1200-23-01.20150716.pdf. Please be sure you and all food handling employees are familiar with these regulations.

Provided applicable fact sheets to operator regarding observed Priority Items.

Discussed implementing a Food Safety Plan in order to obtain active managerial control over repeated Priority Items. Advised operator I was available to asist with developing the FSP.

Observations
OUT
1 Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
Observations
OUT
2 Management awareness, policy present
Observations
IN
3 Proper use of reporting, restriction & exclusion
Compliant
Observations
IN
4 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
Compliant
Observations
IN
5 No discharge from eyes, nose, and mouth
Compliant
Observations
IN
6 Hands clean and properly washed
Compliant
Observations
IN
7 No bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods or approved alternate method properly followed
Compliant
Observations
OUT
8 Handwashing sinks properly supplied and adequate
Observations
IN
9 Food obtained from an approved source
Compliant
Observations
NO
10 Food received at proper temperature
Compliant
Observations
IN
11 Food in good condition, safe, and unadulterated
Compliant
Observations
NA
12 Required records available: shell stock tags, parasite destruction
Compliant
Observations
IN
13 Food separated and protected
Compliant
Observations
IN
14 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
Compliant
Observations
IN
15 Proper disposition of unsafe food, returned food not reserved
Compliant
Observations
NO
16 Proper cooking time and temperatures
Compliant
Observations
NO
17 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding
Compliant
Observations
OUT
18 Proper cooling time and temperature
Observations
NO
19 Proper hot holding temperatures
Compliant
Observations
OUT
20 Proper cold holding temperatures
Observations
OUT
21 Proper date marking and disposition
Repeat
Observations
NA
22 Time as a public health control: procedures and records
Compliant
Observations
NA
23 Consumer advisory provided for raw and undercooked food
Compliant
Observations
NA
24 Pasteurized foods used; prohibited foods not offered
Compliant
Observations
NA
25 Food additives: approved and properly used
Compliant
Observations
IN
26 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
Compliant
Observations
NA
27 Compliance with variance, specialized process, and HACCP plan
Compliant
Observations
OUT
46 Warewashing facilities, installed, maintained, used, test strips
Observations
OUT
49 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Observations
OUT
50 Sewage and waste water properly disposed
Observations
OUT
53 Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Observations
Yes
57 Compliance with TN Non-Smoker Protection Act
Compliant
Observations
No
58 Tobacco products offered for sale
Compliant