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Bell's Beverage Center
2809 S Front St
Philadelphia, PA 19148
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Bell's Beverage Center
2809 S Front St
Philadelphia, PA 19148
Inspection Date: 12/03/2024

37 Beverage is not stored at least 6 inches above the floor in rear storage area.
47 Cleaning needed inside beverage refrigerators to remove dust and debris.
53 General floor cleaning is needed throughout facility to remove dust, cobwebs and debris from floor perimeter and behind and under storage rack. Cleaning and organizing needed is storage closet.
53 Cracked concrete observed at floor perimeters of the warehouse areas. Hole observed in ceiling inside toilet room.
54 Inadequate lighting observed in rear warehouse areas.
Bell's Beverage Center
2809 S Front St
Philadelphia, PA 19148
Inspection Date: 10/11/2023

45 Walk-in cooler ceiling observed in disrepair.
47 Black residue observed on walls, ceiling and shelving units in walk-in refrigerator. Cleaning required.
51 Small stain observed on ceiling tile in the toilet room inside of the food prep area.
53 -Wall repair around plumbing between warewashing sinks and handwashing sink in the food preparation area is not smooth, non-absorbent and easy to clean.(Bare wood) -Broken concrete observed at floor perimeters in some of the warehouse areas.
53 General floor cleaning is needed to remove dust and debris from floor perimeter behind rack near closet with sink.
54 Lighting intensity above the warewashing sink is 76 to 110 lux rather than 220 lux. Lighting intensity above the slushie machine is 336 to 400 rather than 540 lux.
Bell's Beverage Center
2809 S Front St
Philadelphia, PA 19148
Inspection Date: 09/26/2023

8 Handwashing sink also used as mop sink. A handwashing sink may not be used for other purposes. Corrective action: Per owner, the handwashing sink is needed in that area, so it will be cleaned and sanitized and used only as a handwashing sink. A mop sink to be installed nearby.
14 Facility does not have sanitizer for the slushie machine. Corrective action: Sanitizer obtained.
45 Bare wood observed on the wall behind the slushie machine and legs of the countertop holding the slushie machine. Note: Surfaces should be smooth, non-absorbent, and easy to clean.
46 Slushie pitcher could not be placed in middle basin of warewashing sinks due to faucet placement. Per owner, faucet to be raised so that pitcher fits into all compartments. *Must be completed before slushie machine use can be approved.
46 Food facility lacks sanitizer test strips to monitor sanitizer concentration. Please purchase quaternary ammonia test strips. (Please DO NOT purchase pH test strips.)
47 -Reach-in freezer has an accumulation of ice. -Black residue observed on exterior of reach-in freezer and behind door of reach-in freezer.
49 Facility does not have an accessible mop sink. Mop sink to be installed.
51 Toilet room doors are not self closing.
51 Stained ceiling tile observed in the toilet room near the reach-in freezer with bags of ice.
53 -Open wall observed around plumbing for handwashing sink in the food prep area. -Hole observed at floor/wall juncture in toilet room.
53 General floor cleaning is needed to remove dust and debris.
54 Lighting intensity above the warewashing sinks is 17 lux rather than 220 lux. Lighting intensity above the slushie machine is 231 rather than 540 lux.
Bell's Beverage Center
2809 S Front St
Philadelphia, PA 19148
Inspection Date: 08/25/2022

1 No person shall operate a food establishment that handles, prepares or serves non-prepackaged potentially hazardous food who does not have present and in the employ of the food establishment at all hours of operation at least one (1) person with a valid Food Establishment Personnel Food Safety Certificate issued by the Department. -Servsafe present FSC application to be emailed
61 Food establishment licensee and operation changes require submission of a Plan Review Application. The Plan Review Guidelines, which includes this application, can be obtained from the website: http://www.phila.gov/health/pdfs/Plan_Review_for_Stationary_Food_Businesses.pdf Contact the Plan Review Section, Office of Food Protection, for questions or appointments at 215-685-7495. Completed plan review submissions and fees may be mailed to: Plan Review Section, Office of Food Protection, 321 University Avenue, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. -Plan submission required for change of operation when slushies are being prepared
Bell's Beverage Center
2809 S Front St
Philadelphia, PA 19148
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