Tennessee Department of Health
710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 | Visit Official Website

Sitar Restaurant

116 21st N. Ave. Nashville, TN 37203

Food Service Establishment Inspection | Routine

March 4, 2022 | View Original Inspection PDF
Score & Grade: 86 Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

7: Employee touching bread with bare hands. CA: Employee washed hands and put on gloves.

20: 1200-23-01-.03(5)(a)6. In Coca-Cola cooler across from ice machine, cooked sausage at 46 F and fried vegetables at 45 F.

20: 1200-23-01-.03(5)(a)6. Heavy cream at 56 F on prep table and chick peas at 51 F on prep table. CA: Chick peas discarded and cream moved to cooler

21: 1200-23-01-.03(5)(a)7. No date marks on containers of cooked lamb, and cooked vegetables, etc in walk in cooler. Cooked on 3-1-22.

37: 1200-23-01-.03(3)(b)1. No labels on containers of spices on shelves

37: 1200-23-01-.03(3)(b)1. Food not covered in walk in cooler.

41: 1200-23-01-.04(6)(b)1.iv Cooking utensils stored in standing water.

45: 1200-23-01-.04(1) Severely worn cutting boards

47: 1200-23-01-.04(6)(a)1.(iii) Inside and outside of reach in cooler is dirty.

Additional Comments

Discussed with pic how to properly cool food from 135F to 70F within 2 hrs, then cooled from 70 to 41 within 4 hrs.

Observations
IN
1 Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
Compliant
Observations
IN
2 Management awareness, policy present
Compliant
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
OUT
7 No bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods or approved alternate method properly followed
Observations
IN
8 Handwashing sinks properly supplied and adequate
Compliant
Observations
IN
9 Food obtained from an approved source
Compliant
Observations
IN
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
IN
16 Proper cooking time and temperatures
Compliant
Observations
NA
17 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding
Compliant
Observations
NO
18 Proper cooling time and temperature
Compliant
Observations
IN
19 Proper hot holding temperatures
Compliant
Observations
OUT
20 Proper cold holding temperatures
Observations
OUT
20 Proper cold holding temperatures
Observations
OUT
21 Proper date marking and disposition
Observations
NA
22 Time as a public health control: procedures and records
Compliant
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
37 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
Observations
OUT
37 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
Observations
OUT
41 In-use utensil; properly stored
Observations
OUT
45 Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
Observations
OUT
47 Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Observations
Yes
57 Compliance with TN Non-Smoker Protection Act
Compliant
Observations
No
58 Tobacco products offered for sale
Compliant