ELBOW ROOM (Health Operation# 913736) is a foood service establishment inspected by New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). The last inspected date is March 15, 2018.
| NYS Health Operation ID | 913736 |
| Operation Name | ELBOW ROOM |
| Food Service Description | Food Service Establishment - Restaurant |
| Facility Address |
1057 Walnut Street Elmira NY 14905 |
| Municipality | ELMIRA |
| County | CHEMUNG |
| Permitted Corporation Name | SLBR, INC. |
| Permitted Operator Name | SHAWN COBB |
| Permit Expiration Date | 11/15/2019 |
| Local Health Department | Chemung County |
| NYSDOH Gazetteer | 070101 |
| Date: 2019-02-20 | Type: Re-Inspection |
Violations:
0 critical,
0 noncritical |
| Comments: The following items have been corrected from previous inspection: 8B) Facility has stopped using all single service containers as utensils and replaced them with metal tongs. Facility is storing utensils in hot holding units with food. 8D) All boxes of single service containers stored on pallet off floor. 10B) Facility has replaced door gasket on door of walk-in cooler. 11D) Fan covers in walk-in cooler have been cleaned. Moldy soda lines at bar have been cleaned. 12C) Cloth towel has been removed from indirect drain. 12D) Covered waste receptacle placed in restrooms. 15B) Ventilation vents have been cleaned Provided food safety training to kitchen staff. Provided food safety summary sheet and time and temperature control for safety/potentially hazardous food (TCS/PHF) sheet. Discussed maintaining equipment to prevent red violations (plugged condensate waste line). Reviewed tcs/phf and the requirement to cold hold sliced tomatoes and cheese (blue crumble and sliced American). Recommended re-chilling tomatoes prior to slicing. Advised against over-stacking food in inserts in top of cold holding make unit. Discussed using thermometers to evaluate cooking, reheating, cold and hot holding temperatures of food. Recommended replacing probe thermometers with digital thermometers. Discussed preparation/storage of raw chicken wings- CCHD has approved operator to use a cold holding waiver. Discussed storage of wiping cloths in sanitizer (chlorine) solution at 100ppm. | ||
| Date: 2019-02-05 | Type: Inspection |
Violations:
5 critical,
11 noncritical |
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Item 4C (Critical): Foods or food area/public area contamination by sewage or drippage from waste lines. Item 5A (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or below 45°F during cold holding, except smoked fish not kept at or below 38°F during cold holding. Item 5C (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage). Item 12E: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing Item 12D: Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs 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 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean 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 12C: Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained Item 8C: Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils Item 11B: Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions Item 8B: In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans Item 8D: Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required Comments: Observed accurate probe thermometer. Demonstrated calibration of probe thermometers using a cup filled with ice and cold water filling gaps between ice. As the temperature of the ice and water reaches equilibrium, the probe thermometer can be calibrated to 32F. Observed coleslaw and commercially prepared potato salad stored in walk-in cooler at a temperature of 39F. CCHD requiring food safety training for operator and staff. |
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| Date: 2018-03-15 | Type: Inspection |
Violations:
2 critical,
3 noncritical |
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Item 5B (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours. Item 1H (Critical): Food from unapproved source, spoiled, adulterated on premises. Item 12C: Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained Item 12E: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing Item 11A: Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions Comments: Temperature of tomatoes in cold-holding sandwich make unit had a temperature of 43F. Temperature of chili in table top hot holding unit had a temperature of 168F. Discussed not stocking TCS (time/temperature controlled for safety foods) above fill lines of plastic inserts in cold holding units. Advised staff to reheating soups and other cooked and cooled potentially hazardous foods to at least 165F rapidly, within 2 hours. Recommended methods include on stove top, grill, broiler, etc. or in microwave. Advised staff not to reheat in hot-holding units since they are not typically designed to reheat. Facility uses quaternary ammonia to sanitize wares. Recommended operator contact CCHD to request food worker training. |
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| Date: 2017-08-08 | Type: Re-Inspection |
Violations:
1 critical,
1 noncritical |
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Item 3C (Critical): Food workers do not use proper utensils to eliminate bare hand contact with cooked or prepared foods. Item 8B: In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored Comments: Reinspection conducted to verify correction of floor in kitchen. Concrete floor has been painted and is now smooth and easily cleanable and non-absorbent. Also, area around ice machine, under some storage shelving has been cleaned. These items have been corrected. |
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| Date: 2017-01-17 | Type: Inspection |
Violations:
0 critical,
3 noncritical |
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Item 8E: Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures Item 15A: Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces Comments: Discussed storing potentially hazardous food items such as cut tomatoes and deli meats and cheese in top section of make unit, ensuring that they are not stacked above top of insert. Discussed cooling methods, eg. food uncovered, in shallow depths, less than about 6 lbs. if a large roast, placing immediately into commercial refrigerator. |
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| Date: 2016-02-09 | Type: Inspection |
Violations:
0 critical,
0 noncritical |
| Department of State (DOS) ID | 4779072 |
| Entity Name | SLBR, INC. |
| Initial DOS Filing Date | 2015-06-23 |
| Entity Type | DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION |
| DOS Process Name | SLBR, INC. |
| DOS Process Address |
224 Chapman Place Elmira NY 14901 |
| Location Name | THE ELBOW ROOM |
| Location Address |
1057 Walnut Street Elmira NY 14905 |
| Street Address | 1057 WALNUT STREET |
| City | ELMIRA |
| State | NY |
| Zip | 14905 |
| Operation Name | DBA/Corporation Name | Facility Address | Last Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|
| OOB - ELBOW ROOM (under W. Cox) | William Cox | 1057 Walnut Street, Elmira, NY 14905 | 2015-07-27 |
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| Data Provider | New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) |
| Jurisdiction | New York State |
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