Ambassador Hotel Reserve - Inspection Report
Address:1111 Grand Blvd Kansas City MO 64106
Establishment Type:Restaurant/Deli
Phone No.:(816) 298-7700

Inspection details
Inspection Date24 June, 2015
Inspection TypeRoutine
Critical Violations7
Non-critical Violations8

Violation Details
Regulation Code
Reference
Violation & Comments
4-601.11
Food Contact Clean to Sight and Touch - Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils was not clean to sight and touch.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed white buildup on table can opener blade in basement. -corrected. Removed to wash and sanitize.
6-501.11
Physical facilities not maintained in good repair & cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean
Corrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: dust buildup on ceiling vent over dishwashing area. corrected
4-901.11
Equipment/utensils not air dried after washing, rinsing & sanitizing
Comply by : Sep 22, 2015
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed wet metal pans stacked at dishwashing area near dishwasher before drying.
4-204.112
Temperature measuring devices are not located in accordance with the Food Code and/or are not easily readable
Corrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: No thermometer in bar cooler holding mixers and juice.
3-603.11
Consumer Advisory for Raw or Undercooked Food - The permit holder did not inform consumers by brochures, deli case or menu advisories, label statements, table tents, placards, or other effective written means of the significantly increased risk associated with certain especially vulnerable consumers eating animal food such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, milk, pork, poultry, or shellfish that is raw, undercooked, or not otherwise processed in raw or undercooked form.
CRITICALComply by : Jun 27, 2015
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed on dinner menu, sliders, burgers, salmon, and Kansas city strip, do not have disclosure statement. remove disclosure from coq au vin item. Brunch menu: Omelets that are served French style and Bagel and Lox, no disclosure, reserve burger. Breakfast: egg scramble, local steak and eggs, omelet, egg frittata , no disclosure. Gave handout.
4-702.11
Before Use After Cleaning - Utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment are not sanitized before use after cleaning.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: No sanitizer set up at time of inspection in kitchen. -corrected. Now at 100ppm chlorine.
6-403.11
Employee accommodations not clearly designated for eating/drinking/smoking
Corrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed employee drink open cup stored on shelves over maketable at grill in kitchen. -corrected. Item discarded.
4-501.11
Equipment not in good repair & adjusted per manufacturer's specs; and/or Scratched cutting boards not resurfaced or discarded
Comply by : Sep 22, 2015
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed left maketable cooler at grill rubber door gaskets loose and held together with duct tape.
6-301.11
Handwashing Cleanser, Availability - Each handwashing lavatory or group of 2 adjacent lavatories is not provided with a supply of hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap.
Corrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: No handwashing soap at handsink in downstairs prep area. -corrected.
3-304.14
Cloths used for wiping are used for other purposes; Wet wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer; Wet & dry cloths not stored clean
Corrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Wet wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer at time of inspection on grill side counter.-corrected.
3-302.11
Separation, Packaging & Segregation - Food was not protected from cross contamination according to the Food Code.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed raw chicken stored over raw beef in 2 door reach in freezer # 7.
3-501.17
RTE PHF, Date Marking - Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours was not clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, in accordance with the Food Code.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: No Datemarking on sliced boneless ham in walkin cooler.-corrected. No Datemarking on diced ham in walkin cooler that was in sealed packaging. -discarded.
3-502.11
Variance Requirement - The food establishment did not obtain a variance before smoking food, curing food, using food additives or adding components such as vinegar, packaging food using a reduced oxygen packaging method, operating a molluscan shellfish life-support system display tank used to store and display shellfish that are offered for human consumption, custom processing animals that are for personal use as food and not for sale or service in a food establishment, or preparing food by another method that is determined by the regulatory authority to require a variance.
CRITICALComply by : Jun 27, 2015
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Establishment did not have a variance approved before performing reduced oxygen packaging on various meats in grill cooler drawers, maketables and walkin cooler. Observed reduced oxygen packaging conducted on raw chicken with lemon, raw steak, raw salmon, raw lamb, and diced ham. -corrected. Reduced oxygen packaging machine was removed to managers car, salmon was discarded and chicken and beef was removed from packaging and placed in metal pans, ham was discarded due to no date when packaged.
3-304.12
In-use utensils not properly stored between uses
Corrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION:
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Pancake mix at grill area has bowl inside with no handle. corrected. Handle removed. Observed ice scoop stored on top of ice machine in basement and not a clean surface.
3-301.11
Food employees may not contact exposed, ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and shall use suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment.
CRITICALCorrected On Site
RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: Food employees shall minimize bare hand and arm contact with exposed food that is not in a ready-to-eat form.
OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed use of bare hands when slicing lemons and limes at bar by bartender-corrected.