CRYSTAL RESTAURANT
The Crystal Restaurant, Onjl, LLC


Address: 87 Public Square, Watertown, NY 13601

CRYSTAL RESTAURANT (Health Operation# 362928) is a foood service establishment inspected by New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). The last inspected date is June 27, 2018.

Business Overview

NYS Health Operation ID 362928
Operation Name CRYSTAL RESTAURANT
Food Service Description Food Service Establishment - Restaurant
Facility Address 87 Public Square
Watertown
NY 13601
Municipality WATERTOWN
County JEFFERSON
Permitted Corporation Name THE CRYSTAL RESTAURANT, ONJL, LLC
Permitted Operator Name Joseph Dephtereos
Permit Expiration Date 12/31/2018
Local Health Department Watertown District Office
NYSDOH Gazetteer 220100

Inspection Results

Date: 2019-02-21 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 5 noncritical
Item 15A: Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Item 10B: Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Item 12D: Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Comments: All refrigeration was working properly. the walkin cooler is running at 45 deg F. I informed the owner that the walkin was on the verge of not keeping food at the proper temperature and that its needs to be looked at warmer weather is in the future and the refrigeration could fail. Prep unit up stairs 42. desert cooler 42, steam table pulled beef 153F gravy 150, Facility is showing improvement Basement has been cleaned out there is not much for extra stuff stored down there now what is down there is organized in general. state of Ceilings walls and floors of basement remains the same.
Date: 2018-06-27 Type: Inspection Violations: 2 critical, 8 noncritical
Item 1D (Critical): Canned foods found in poor conditions (leakers, severe dents, rusty, swollen cans)
Item 5C (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
Item 10B: Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Item 15C: Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
Item 12D: Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs
Item 15A: Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Item 11A: Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Comments: Spoke with the facility manager about the roach problem they indicated the issue has been resolved and there is still no tenants up stairs. the building is going up for auction in September and they are in hopes of acquiring the building. kitchen is clean in general but the basment is still very rough. Facility owner indicated he is now using spooks freezer to cool his turkey it works better than the bags of ice, No evidence of roaches were found in the facility.
Date: 2018-02-23 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 9 noncritical
Item 4A (Critical): Toxic chemicals are improperly labeled, stored or used so that contamination of food can occur.
Item 15C: Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Item 15A: Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Item 14B: Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
Item 10B: Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Item 14A: Insects, rodents present
Item 11A: Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Comments: I discussed the complaints in regard to the roaches and the owner is well aware of the issue. He has been in contact with codes. According to the owner codes has condemned the upstairs apartments and is now gong to clean them out. and do a pesticide application. Monday is supposedly the day they are going to do this. Facility Is not open Monday’s. I will confirm with codes this plan. a thoughrough search of the facility with a flash light was conducted no live roaches were found but many dead ones were seen. the owner showed me the transaction he had where he paid the Arrow bill. arrow has been coming every other week.
Date: 2017-12-19 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 8 noncritical
Item 1B (Critical): Water/ice: unsafe, unapproved sources, cross connections
Item 14A: Insects, rodents present
Item 10B: Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Item 8D: Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required
Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Item 15A: Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Item 11A: Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
Date: 2017-01-31 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 6 noncritical
Item 10B: Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Item 15A: Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Item 11C: Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean

NYS Corporation Registration

Department of State (DOS) ID 4422179
Entity Name THE CRYSTAL RESTAURANT, ONJL, LLC
Initial DOS Filing Date 2013-06-24
Entity Type DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
DOS Process Name THE CRYSTAL RESTAURANT, ONJL, LLC
DOS Process Address 87 Public Square
Watertown
NY 13601

Office Location

Street Address 87 PUBLIC SQUARE
City WATERTOWN
State NY
Zip 13601

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Data Provider New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
Jurisdiction New York State

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