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Cafe Hyderabad

22621 Amendola Terrace 160 Ashburn, VA 20148
Status: Permitted

Full Service Restaurant | Routine

December 27, 2023
Score & Grade: Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

22: 0820 (A2) Time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods must be held at 41°F or below in that one open container of heavy cream and raw shell eggs in the low boy refrigerator in kitchen area registered at 48°F. Said unit registered operating at 48°F.
Corrective Actions: PIC voluntarily discarded said containers of heavy cream and raw shell eggs.

23: 830 Date marking not provided for all prepared ready to eat food items such as chicken biryani, vegetable biryani, peanut sauce, raita (yogurt sauce), salan (cooked peanuts, sesame, onions and tomatoes sauce) and chicken curry in refrigeration unit in the facility. Prepared ready to eat TCS foods held over 24 hours must be date marked with either made on date or date the food item must be consumed not to exceed 7 days. As per the PIC said food items were prepared more than 24 hours prior and can be held for up to 5 days.
Corrective Actions: PIC voluntarily provided date marking to said food items.

24: 0850 (B) (C1, 2, 4) No written procedures for the use of time as a public health control for TCS foods in that several take out plastic containers of cooked fish pulusu, chicken fry, carrot kobari soft pachadi, beaus fry observed on front counter. As per the PIC said food were ordered for pick up within 2 hours.
Corrective Actions: Provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control. The procedures must include the following steps or practices: a. Food must be marked with the time within which it must be cooked, served or discarded. b. The food is served or discarded within four hours from the time when the food is removed from temperature control c. Food in unmarked containers or packages, or for which the time expires is discarded and d. Written procedures are maintained in the food establishment and made available to the regulatory authority upon request e. Once time is implemented as a control measure for time/temperature control for safety (TCS) food, no other measures may be substituted.

33: 1450 The low boy refrigerator holding heavy cream and raw shell eggs observed operating at 48°F in kitchen. Refrigeration units holding TCS food items shall be operating at 41° or less.
Corrective Actions: Repair and maintain the refrigeration unit functioning in good condition.

47: 1590 Inner walls and the plate of microwave observed dirty with old food debris.
Corrective Actions: Clean and maintain the microwave in sanitary condition.

47: 1580 The cutting board along the low boy refrigerator are heavily scratched and scored. The food contact surface is no longer easily cleaned and sanitized due to condition.
Corrective Actions: Resurface or discard and replace the cutting boards to provide a food contact surface that is smooth, easily cleaned and sanitized.

Additional Comments

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Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
raw marinated chicken 41 °F Cold Holding
chicken biryani, vegetable biryani, fried chicken, fish 40 °F Cold Holding
cut tomatoes 41 °F Cold Holding
heavy cream 48 °F Cold Holding
mango lassi, bread custard, raita, salan, peanut sauce 41 °F Cold Holding
yogurt, heavy cream 41 °F Cold Holding
white rice 160 °F Hot Holding
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
three compartment sink 50 chlorine
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
three door low boy refrigerator 48 °F
two door reach in refrigerator 41 °F
three door reach in refrigerator 40 °F
No records found
Observations
Demonstration of Knowledge
IN
1 Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties.
Compliant
Observations
IN
2 Certified Food Protection Manager
Compliant
Observations
Employee Health
IN
3 Management awareness, policy present.
Compliant
Observations
IN
4 Proper use of reporting, restriction & exclusion.
Compliant
Observations
IN
5 Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Compliant
Observations
Good Hygenic Practices
IN
6 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use.
Compliant
Observations
IN
7 No discharge from eyes, nose, and mouth.
Compliant
Observations
Preventing Contamination by Hands
IN
8 Hands clean & properly washed.
Compliant
Observations
IN
9 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or approved alternate method properly followed.
Compliant
Observations
IN
10 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible.
Compliant
Observations
Approved Source
IN
11 Food obtained from approved source.
Compliant
Observations
NO
12 Food received at proper temperature.
Compliant
Observations
IN
13 Food in good condition, safe, & unadulterated.
Compliant
Observations
NA
14 Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction.
Compliant
Observations
Protection from Contamination
NA
15 Food separated & protected.
Compliant
Observations
IN
16 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized.
Compliant
Observations
NA
17 Proper disposition of returned, previously served, reconditioned, & unsafe food.
Compliant
Observations
TCS Food Time/Temperature
NO
18 Proper cooking time & temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
NO
19 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding.
Compliant
Observations
NO
20 Proper cooling time & temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
IN
21 Proper hot holding temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
OUT
22 Proper cold holding temperatures.
COS Violation
Observations
OUT
23 Proper date marking & disposition.
COS Violation
Observations
OUT
24 Time as a public health control: procedures & record.
COS Violation
Observations
Consumer Advisory
NA
25 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods.
Compliant
Observations
Highly Susceptible Populations
NA
26 Pasteurized foods used, prohibited foods not offered.
Compliant
Observations
Chemical
NA
27 Food additives: approved & properly used.
Compliant
Observations
IN
28 Toxic substances properly identified, stored & used.
Compliant
Observations
Conformance with Approved Procedures
NA
29 Compliance with variance, specialized process, & HACCP plan.
Compliant
Observations
Food Temperature Control (0 points)
OUT
33 Proper cooling methods used, adequate equipment for temperature control.
Violation
Observations
Utensils, Equipment, and Vending (0 points)
OUT
47 Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used.
Violation
Observations
OUT
47 Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used.
Violation
Observations
Clean Air Act Compliance
IN
99 Clean Air Act Compliance
Compliant