Vatika Acqua Cucina Restaurant & Sweets

Food handlers are now wearing hair nets but not beard nets. , , Ensure all food handlers are wearing a beard net if they have a beard., , Update: July 31, 2025, Food handler stated that they will order beard nets.

Non-food grade containers, buckets and bins are used to store food inside the cooler., , Ensure only food grade containers are used to store food., , Update: July 31, 2025, Food grade containers are on order.

Floor grouts have an accumulation of dirt and debris, , Ensure floor grouts are thoroughly cleaned.

Baked potatoes were kept in dirty milk crated., All crate full of baked potatoes were discarded. , , Ensure all food items are kept in clean food grade containers.

Observed food handlers use cell phones while preparing food. Food handler was instructed to wash hands and didn't know how to properly wash hands (rinsed hands with water for a few seconds without soap). Food handlers also lacked knowledge in glove use (wearing gloves without washing hands). Education was provided at the time of inspection., , Ensure all food handlers practice good personal hygiene, wash hands regularly or as needed, follow proper glove use procedures and are not using cell phones while preparing food.

Food handlers are not wearing hair nets and beard nets. Supply ran out., , Ensure all food handlers are wearing a hair net and beard net if they have a beard.

Temperature logs are available but have not been completed for a few weeks. , , Ensure temperature logs are completed daily for all the refrigeration units.

Temperature logs are not kept for the refrigeration units at the bar. , , Ensure temperature logs are kept for all the refrigeration units in the bar.

High risk food items inside the walk in cooler and prep coolers are not dated., , Ensure all high-risk food items (meat, fish, cooked rice, curry's, pasta etc.) are dated for tracking purposes.

Walk-in cooler: Raw chicken in a bag was stored on top of cooked rice that had lid sightly opened. , , Ensure raw meat is stored on the bottom of the shelve and never with ready to eat foods.

Cooked potato filled empanadas etc. were kept at room temperature. These were just brought out from the walk-in cooler., , Ensure all cooked food items are either kept at 4 Deg C or colder or at 60 Deg C or hotter. Do not keep at room temperature.

Cooked lasagna meat was kept on top of the stove. Stove was turned off. Temperature of lasagna was 45 Deg C. It was recently cooked. Lasagna meat was reheated again to 74 Deg C. , , Ensure cooked foods for hot holding are kept at 60 Deg C or hotter.

Non-food grade containers, buckets and bins are used to store food inside the cooler., , Ensure only food grade containers are used to store food.

Food items stored inside the Walkin cooler and prep coolers are not covered with lids or food grade plastic wraps. , , Ensure all food items are properly stored to prevent contamination.

Observed open bags of flour, rice and spices., , Ensure all open food packages are stored in either food grade bins, containers or in food grade resealable bags.

QUAT test papers are not available to verify sanitizer concentration., , Obtain QUAT test papers.

Display cooler used for sweets is not in good repair. Cooler was not in use. , , Ensure display cooler is repaired.

The following equipment's are dirty and must be cleaned:, - top of ice machine, - inside the prep cooler, - stove top, - side of grill, - cutting boards, , Ensure all the food equipment's are cleaned thoroughly.

Tandoor naan pad cloth was dirty. , , Ensure tandoor naan pad cloth is changed daily or as required.

Cleaning logs are available but not completed daily. , , Ensure cleaning logs are completed daily.

Kitchen floors are dirty especially the hard reach areas and grout. , , Ensure the kitchen floors are thoroughly cleaned.

Walls are dirty near the hand washing sink and hard to reach areas., , Ensure all the walls are cleaned.

The ceiling tiles and light fixtures are dusty., , Ensure all the ceiling tiles and light fixtures are cleaned.

Walkin cooler and walk in freezer are not organized. Food bins and containers stored on the floor., , Organize the walk-in cooler and freezer so it's easy to clean.

Working probe thermometer is not available to verify food safety temperature., , Obtain a few digital probe thermometers.

Dishwasher final rinse water gauge is not calibrated correctly. , , Ensure dishwasher final rinse water gauge is either calibrated, repaired or replaced.

Written sanitation program has not been implemented, and cleaning logs are not available., , Implement written sanitation program and develop cleaning logs.