Inspection Report

Cherry Cafe
1601 Cherry St STE 120
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
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Cherry Cafe
1601 Cherry St STE 120
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
Inspection Date: 09/20/2024

Cherry Cafe
1601 Cherry St STE 120
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
Inspection Date: 02/05/2024

26 Rodent bait observed in the retail and food prep areas was not contained in bait stations. Corrective action: the rodent bait was discarded.
45 -Out of order freezer observed in the storage room. -Ice accumulation observed on the interior of the reach-in freezer in the storage room.
47 Residue observed on the door track of a reach-in fridge in the retail area.
53 Damaged walls observed in the rear warewashing area.
53 -Peeling paint observed above the warewash sink. -Unsealed utility lines and exposed wall cavity observed in the storage room. -Missing floor tile observed in the storage room. -Static dust accumulation observed on the ceiling of the storage room.
Cherry Cafe
1601 Cherry St STE 120
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
Inspection Date: 10/03/2023

21 Potentially hazardous ready to eat food (chicken), prepared in the food facility and held for more than 48 hours, located in the cold-holding unit, was not date marked. * Item was date-marked during the time of inspection.
26 Working containers in warewashing area, used for storing chemicals taken from bulk supplies, were not marked with the common name of the chemical. * The person in charge labeled the containers during the time of inspection.
36 Visible physical evidence of rodent activity (mouse droppings) observed in the warewashing, serving, and storage areas.
36 Fruit flies observed in the rear storage area.
45 Chest freezer observed with one broken hinge and rust.
45 Damaged rubber gasket observed on the door of a standing refrigeration unit in the front service area. Handwash sink not sealed to wall in the rear storage area.
47 -Residue and ice accumulation observed on the chest freezer in the warewash area. -Residue observed the bottoms of reach-in fridges in the retail area.
47 Interior of the standing refrigeration unit in the front service area was not clean to sight. Shelving used for food/equipment storage in the facility are not clean to sight.
53 Wall behind the 3-compartment warewash sink observed peeling/damaged.
53 Floors throughout the facility are not clean to sight.
Cherry Cafe
1601 Cherry St STE 120
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
Inspection Date: 05/08/2023

35 Jelly beans and fruit cups observed in the retail area are not labeled properly with the name of product, ingredient statement, net weight, distributed by statement and/or nutritional facts.
36 Visible physical evidence of rodent activity (mouse droppings) observed in the warewashing, serving, and storage areas.
45 Chest freezer observed with one broken hinge and rust.
47 -Residue and ice accumulation observed on the chest freezer in the warewash area. -Residue observed the bottoms of reach-in fridges in the retail area.
50 No sink with a indirect air gap waste was observed in the facility and lettuce, tomatoes and berries were observed in the reach in fridges. Corrective action: Facility has applied for a variance.
53 -Hole observed in the bottom of a wall in the storage area. -Refuse observed on the floor between a reach-in fridge and the wall in the warewash area. -Unnecessary item: inoperable reach-in freezer observed in the storage area. -Mouse droppings observed on flooring in the food prep, serving, and storage areas. -Static dust observed on the wall next to a reach-in fridge in the warewash area and on vent covers in the storage area.
53 Bare drywall and missing floor tiles observed in the storage area.
Cherry Cafe
1601 Cherry St STE 120
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
Inspection Date: 01/24/2023

20 Opened container of ranch salad dressing was held at 75 degrees F rather than 41 degrees F or below as required on a shelf in the serving area. Corrective action: the ranch was discarded.
21 Lemonade, prepared in the food facility and held for more than 48 hours, located in the reach-in fridge in the retail area, was not date marked. Corrective action: date markings were added.
36 Visible physical evidence of rodent activity (mouse droppings) observed in the warewashing, serving, and storage areas.
45 -Damaged gasket observed on a reach-in fridge in the warewash area. -Chest freezer observed with one broken hinge and rust. -Mouse droppings observed in the wood cabinet in the serving area.
47 -Residue and ice accumulation observed on the chest freezer in the warewash area. -Mouse droppings observed on boxes on shelving in the serving and storage areas. -Roach droppings observed on the side of cabinet doors on the wooden cabinet in the serving area. -Residue observed on shelving in a reach-in fridge in the retail area.
49 -Leak observed in the hand wash sink in the food prep area. -Leak observed in the faucet of the warewash sink in the warewash area.
53 -Residue observed on the walls and ceiling of the warewash area. -Refuse observed on the floor between a reach-in fridge and the wall in the warewash area. -Unnecessary item: inoperable reach-in fridge observed in the storage area. -Mouse droppings observed on the floor under the shelving throughout the facility and next to the water heater in the warewash area. -Damaged wall observed near the warewash sink. -Debris observed in a light fixture in the warewash area.
53 Bare drywall observed in the storage area.
54 No light was functioning in a reach-in fridge in the retail area.
Cherry Cafe
1601 Cherry St STE 120
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
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