Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers

Violations (2)

• 22CriticalCorrected on site

  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures

  PRIORITY VIOLATION-3-501.16(A)(2) and (B) - Priority: Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Cold Holding. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these simple tools in our Active Managerial Control Toolbox, made especially for you.https://www.maricopa.gov/4576/AMC-Toolbox---Cold-Holding. Addl Notes: Observed lowboy prep cooler right next to walk-in cooler with ambient temperature 50.8°F as measured via inspector's min/max thermometer. Internal temperature of products stored in it range from 44-50°F. TCS products stored in this cooler include cut tomatoes, cut lettuce, sour cream, shredded cheese, coleslaw, cooked tomatoes, cooked peppers. Those items were sitting on shallow ice. Person in charge (PIC) stated that he does not know when the cooler stopped working after it had been serviced in July of 2026. Informed person in charge (PIC) that except during preparation, cooking, cooling or when time is used as a control all TCS foods must be maintained at 41°F or below. All TCS foods improperly cold held were discarded as PIC was unsure how long they had been sitting in the temperature danger zone. ***Consecutive Violation: 2nd*** Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

  Priority

• 33

  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment for Temperature Control

  4-301.11 - Priority Foundation: Cooling, Heating, and Holding Capacities-Equipment. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these simple tools in our Active Managerial Control Toolbox, made especially for you. https://www.maricopa.gov/4617/AMC-Toolbox---Cooling. Addl Notes: Observed lowboy prep cooler right next to walk-in cooler with ambient temperature 50.8°F as measured via inspector's min/max thermometer. Internal temperature of products stored in it range from 44-50°F. TCS products stored in this cooler include cut tomatoes, cut lettuce, sour cream, shredded cheese, coleslaw, cooked tomatoes, cooked peppers. Those items were sitting on shallow ice. Person in charge (PIC) stated that he does not know when the cooler stopped working after it had been serviced in July of 2026. Informed person in charge (PIC) that except during preparation, cooking, cooling or when time is used as a control all TCS foods must be maintained at 41°F or below. Must repair cold holding unit to maintain TCS foods at 41 degrees or below. *TCS - time/temperature control for food safety Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection (10/16/26).