Flavours of Montreal

Used cleaning cloths were stored on counter and not in sanitizer solution. They were placed into sanitizer solution during the inspection. Ensure cloths are stored in sanitizer solution between uses.

There were no cooling logs available. Pieces of cooked meat were cooled without slicing. Cooling must be done rapidly. Monitor internal temperature of meat with probe thermometer to ensure that temperature drops from 60 to 20 degrees in 2 hours or less and from 20 degrees C to 4 degrees C in 4 hours or less. Entire cooling procedure cannot exceed 6 hours. Keep cooling logs. If meat is too thick to be cooled rapidly whole it must be sliced.

Facility has procedure of removing smoked meat from steamer to prevent overcooking and holding meat at room temperature before placing back into steamer. One piece of smoked meat was being held at room temperature and had an internal temperature of 57 degrees Celsius. It was placed into cooler during inspection. Meat must be hot held above 60 degrees Celsius at all times.

Top left drawer of four drawer cooler measured approximately 12 degrees Celsius. Monitor temperature to ensure it is able to maintain 4 degrees Celsius or lower.

1. Wall directly beside hot holding units is damaged and no longer smooth, non-porous and easy to clean. Repair so that wall is smooth, non-porous and easy to clean. , , 2. Shelving unit to the right of hand sink at back of cookline area is damaged and no longer smooth, non-porous and easy to clean. Repair so that shelves are smooth, non-porous and easy to clean. , , 3. Wall beside three compartment sink and garbage can is damaged and no longer smooth, non-porous and easy to clean. Repair so that wall is smooth, non-porous and easy to clean., , 4. There is a carpet at the back door which covers flooring of food preparation area (next to stove and oven). Remove carpet or replace with rubber mat to ensure that floor is smooth, non-porous and easy to clean.

Door was missing from front display cooler with baked goods. A piece of carboard was being used in its place. Repair cooler door.