Kouzena 220

Year by year

Inspections

1. Oct 31, 2025 Re-inspection · No items found

   No violations cited.

2. Sep 30, 2025 Routine · 4 priority, 2 core
   • Serious Priority Corrected on site

     TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING

     Diced tomatoes and Tzatziki sauce in prep cooler observed to be cold held at 45 and 47°F.

     Correction: Maintain cold time/temperature control for safety food at or below 41°F. Discard unsafe food items. Action Taken: Prep cooler lid to remain closed when not in use.

     Code 3-501.16 (A) (2) AND (B)

   • Serious Priority

     DATE MARKING - DISPOSITION

     Date marking missing on prepped dolmathes in prep cooler.

     Correction: Discard ready-to-eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food requiring a date mark that has exceeded the discard date or has not been provided with a date mark.

     Code 3-501.18 (A)

   • Serious Priority Corrected on site

     FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS

     The chlorine sanitizer concentration in the dish machine is not being used according to EPA registered label use instructions and is at 0 PPM.

     Correction: Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer or repair or adjust warewashing equipment to provide proper sanitizer concentration. Action Taken: Operator will manually wash dishes until maintenance can repair the machine.

     Code 4-501.114 (A) - (E)

   • Serious Priority Corrected on site

     TOXIC SUBSTANCES - SANITIZER CRITERIA

     Chlorine sanitizer concentration observed to be 200 ppm in three compartment sink.

     Correction: Sanitizer shall meet the requirements under 40 CFR 180.940 or 40 CFR 180.2020. Action Taken: Sanitizer compartment was drained and remade with a new concentration of 50ppm.

     Code 7-204.11

   • Not serious Core

     NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN

     Exterior surfaces of prep cooler doors are soiled with food debris and splatter.

     Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

     Code 4-601.11 (C)

   • Not serious Core

     CLEANING, FREQUENCY AND RESTRICTIONS

     Food splatter observed on wall behind prep table and corner handwash station.

     Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.

     Code 6-501.12

3. Oct 29, 2024 Routine · 2 priority, 1 priority foundation, 1 repeat
   • Serious Priority Corrected on site

     NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE-FOODS

     Employee observed handling ready-to eat foods with their bare hands. Employee was assembling gyros with bare hands.

     Correction: Discard contaminated food; employees shall use single-use gloves or other suitable utensils when handling ready-to-eat foods. Action Taken: Employee was reminded about proper glove use during inspection.

     Code 3-301.11 (B)

   • Serious Priority Repeat Corrected on site

     PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - NESTING OR RAW ANIMAL FOODS STORED TOGETHER

     Raw lamb is stored above raw shelled eggs in the walk-in cooler.

     Correction: Prevent nesting of raw animal foods and store raw animal foods in order of descending hazard to prevent cross contamination. Separate raw animal food species from one another except when combined as ingredients. Action Taken: The walk-in cooler was rearranged during inspection.

     Code 3-302.11 (A) (2)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - SOILED

     The interior of the ice machine has a white residue along the interior sides.

     Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.

     Code 4-601.11 (A)

4. Mar 23, 2024 Routine · 4 priority, 2 core, 1 repeat
   • Serious Priority

     SAFE UNADULTERATED AND HONESTLY PRESENTED

     Moldy tomatoes in prep cooler

     Correction: Discard moldy food items.

     Code 3-101.11

   • Serious Priority Repeat Corrected on site

     PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - RAW OVER RTE-FOODS

     Lamb kabobs stored over cabbage. Raw chicken stored over cooked potatoes.

     Correction: Reorganize food storage so that ready-to-eat foods are stored above raw animal food and raw vegetables. Discard ready-to-eat foods that show evidence of contamination. Action Taken: foods reorganized

     Code 3-302.11 (A) (1)

   • Serious Priority Corrected on site

     PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - NESTING OR RAW ANIMAL FOODS STORED TOGETHER

     Raw lamb kabobs over raw eggs in upright cooler.

     Correction: Prevent nesting of raw animal foods and store raw animal foods in order of descending hazard to prevent cross contamination. Separate raw animal food species from one another except when combined as ingredients. Action Taken: Foods moved

     Code 3-302.11 (A) (2)

   • Serious Priority

     TOXIC SUBSTANCES - SEPARATION

     Cleaning chemicals over wine cases in storage cooler.

     Correction: Rearrange area so that toxic materials are stored below and away from food, equipment and single service items by spacing or partitioning.

     Code 7-201.11 (A)

   • Not serious Core

     LABELING - FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS LABELED WITH COMMON NAME

     Rice flout and salt are stored in unlabeled containers.

     Correction: Store all foods that are removed from their original packages in containers labeled with the common name of the food or ingredient.

     Code 3-302.12

   • Not serious Core

     KITCHENWARE, TABLEWARE AND SINGLE-USE ARTICLES - HANDLED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION

     It was observed that eating utensils are stored or displayed in dining are where the food or lip contact surface could be contaminated.

     Correction: Store utensils in a manner to avoid contamination to the food and lip contact surface. Store handles all in the same direction.

     Code 4-904.11 (A)