CHEESEXPRESS

Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure.

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee touch drinking ice with bare hand.

High Priority

Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. -

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. -Observed accumulation of black substances buildup inside ice machine.

Basic

Food stored on floor. -

Basic - Food stored on floor. -Observed cases with bananas stored on walk in cooler floor. Operator removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Basic

Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -Observed no date marked on pasta stored in walk in cooler. Per operator, pasta cooked on 09/18/2026. -Observed no date marked on cut water melon stored in walk in cooler from 09/18/2026. Operator correctly date marked both items. **Corrected On-Site**

Intermediate