THE DRUNKEN POET CAFE

1572 MAIN STREET

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.8/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports

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All Inspection Reports

Inspection on 12/4/2024

High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 24-06-4:Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Clean utensils stored in a soiled drawer in the back area. Employee removed the utensils to be sanitized and cleaned the drawer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used to repair the door on the small black reach in cooler on the cook line.
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under all equipment on the cook line soiled. **Repeat Violation**
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Containers of corn starch, cooking oil and soy sauce stored on the floor in the back kitchen area. Manager placed the items on a shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves above the reach in coolers on the cook line soiled.
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottles containing cleaning fluid stored above the bag in box soda rack. Manager removed the bottles. **Corrected On-Site**
Food Inspector #8854430
2024-12-04
★★½☆☆ 3.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/4/2024 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).

Inspection on 8/8/2024

High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Metal on the exterior and interior of the door on the walk in cooler torn and broken. **Repeat Violation**
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors soiled under all equipment in the kitchen.
  • 38-10-4:Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in women's bathroom area.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Several wet towels not stored in sanitizer solution on the cook line. Employee placed the towels in a sanitizer solution. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper towel for drying hands after washing use in direct contact with crab in the reach in cooler on the cook line. Employee removed the towel. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 08A-13-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table - no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. Raw shrimp stored over ready to eat sauces in the reach in cooler on the cook line. Employee removed the sauce. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork 52F stored stacked above the fill line of a pan in the top section of the make reach in cooler on the cook line. Employee stated the pork had been stored in the reach in cooler for approximately 1 hour. Employee placed half the content of the pan in the bottom section of the reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
Food Inspector #8749944
2024-08-08
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/8/2024 revealed 7 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).