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Homesteader Restaurant & Lounge

1100 Redcliff Drive SW Medicine Hat AB T1A 5E5 · Food - General

6 inspections

  1. Monitoring Inspection

    4 infractions

    • 08. Do food handlers ensure that food is protected from contamination (unless noted elsewhere)(Non-Critical)?
      • One of the bulk food containers did not have a lid. Staff promptly got a lid for the container.
    • 12. Are there adequate and properly operating dish washing facilities to effectively clean and sanitize equipment and utensils (unless noted elsewhere)(Non-Critical)?
      • There are no chlorine test strips available to test the sanitizer concentration in the dishwasher.Sink and Surface test strip are available; these test strips are appropriate for the spray bottles.
    • 21. Is the facility properly constructed and maintained in a state of good repair to allow for the safe and sanitary handling of food?
      • There are broken floor tiles throughout the kitchen, mainly outside of the walk-in freezer.The floors in the walk-in coolers and freezer have a heavy accumulation of rust and are not easily cleanable. They require either extensive refinishing, or replacement.
    • 23. Is the facility maintained in a clean and sanitary condition?
      • 1. There is an accumulation of dust on the ceiling in the kitchen around the grill area. There is also an accumulation of dust on the ceiling and fan cover of the walk-in cooler (cooler adjacent to dish pit). 2. There is an accumulation of grease/food debris underneath/behind the deep fryer area.3. The area where empty bottles and kegs are kept is quite cluttered/disorganized, particularly with kitchen equipment not in use and furniture. Clutter makes the area difficult to clean and can provide harborage to pests.
  2. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Monitoring Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 10. Are food temperatures during storage and processing being controlled to maximize food safety?
      • The right-most prep cooler measured 7°C.The operator was instructed to move high-risk food to one of the other properly working coolers.
    • 21. Is the facility properly constructed and maintained in a state of good repair to allow for the safe and sanitary handling of food?
      • There are several holes in the wall throughout the facility (behind the lower shelves by the bulk ingredients, behind the ice machine, to the left of the gas burning grill, the corner to the left of the food prep coolers.
    • 23. Is the facility maintained in a clean and sanitary condition?
      • The stand mixer is covered in flour and according to staff was not used since yesterday. Ensure that the mixer is cleaned after use.There is an accumulation of dust on the ceiling in the kitchen.
  4. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  5. Monitoring Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 16. Is the facility free of unapproved animals, vermin and/or insects (unless noted elsewhere), and maintained to prevent the entry or harbourage of pests?
      • At the back door, where empty bottles are kept, there are gaps through which daylight may be seen. There are also several flies present in this area and throughout the kitchen.The side customer-entrance doors on the northwest side of the building have gaps between them through which pests may enter.
    • 21. Is the facility properly constructed and maintained in a state of good repair to allow for the safe and sanitary handling of food?
      • There is a cracked light cover in the dry storage area.
    • 23. Is the facility maintained in a clean and sanitary condition?
      • There is some mildew residue inside of the ice machine.
  6. Initial Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 16. Is the facility free of unapproved animals, vermin and/or insects (unless noted elsewhere), and maintained to prevent the entry or harbourage of pests?
      • At the back door, where empty bottles are kept, there are gaps through which daylight may be seen.