PONCE CAFE SPORTS BAR

4 findings recorded on Jul 14, 2026. 2 marked corrected on site.

1. Violation recordedItem 2-2A ↗

   Management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting

   Observed no signed employee health reporting agreement discussing the 5 symptoms & illnesses. CA: 511-6-1.03(4)(a)(b)(c)(e)(f) - Responsibility of permit holder, PIC, and Conditional employees (P), (Pf) (a) Requirement to Report Symptoms, Diagnosis and History of Exposure.

   Inspector’s full note

   Inspection item: Management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting

   Code 511-6-1.03(4)(a)(b)(c)(e)(f)

   Observed no signed employee health reporting agreement discussing the 5 symptoms & illnesses. CA: 511-6-1.03(4)(a)(b)(c)(e)(f) - Responsibility of permit holder, PIC, and Conditional employees (P), (Pf) (a) Requirement to Report Symptoms, Diagnosis and History of Exposure. The permit holder shall require food employees and conditional employees to report to the CFSM and person in charge, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. A food employee or conditional employee shall report the information in a manner that allows the CFSM and person in charge to reduce the risk of foodborne disease transmission, including providing necessary additional information, such as the date of onset of symptoms and an illness, or of a diagnosis without symptoms, if the food employee or conditional employee: 1. Has any of the following symptoms: (i) Vomiting, P (ii) Diarrhea, P (iii) Jaundice, P (iv) Sore throat with fever, P or (v) A lesion containing pus such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and is: (I) On the hands or wrists, unless an impermeable cover such as a finger cot or stall protects the lesion and a single-use glove is worn over the impermeable cover as specified under subsection(5)(g) of this Rule, P (II) On exposed portions of the arms, unless the lesion is protected by an impermeable cover, P or (III) On other parts of the body, unless the lesion is covered by a dry, durable, tight-fitting bandage; P 2. Has an illness diagnosed by a health practitioner due to: (i) Norovirus, P (ii) Hepatitis A virus, P (iii) Shigella spp., P (iv) Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, P (v) Salmonella Typhi; P or (vi) nontyphoidal Salmonella; P 3. Had a previous illness, diagnosed by a health practitioner, within the past three months due to Salmonella Typhi, without having received antibiotic therapy, as determined by a health practitioner; P 4. Had been exposed to, or is the suspected source of, a confirmed disease outbreak, because the food employee or conditional employee consumed or prepared food implicated in the outbreak, or consumed food at an event prepared by a person who is infected or ill with: (i) Norovirus within the past 48 hours of the last exposure, P (ii) Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, or Shigella spp. within the past three days of the last exposure, P (iii) Salmonella Typhi within the past 14 days of the last exposure, P or (iv) Hepatitis A virus within the past 30 days of the last exposure; P or 5. Has been exposed by attending or working in a setting where there is a confirmed disease outbreak, or living in the same household as, and has knowledge about, an individual who works or attends a setting where there is a confirmed disease outbreak, or living in the same household as, and has knowledge about, an individual diagnosed with an illness caused by: (i) Norovirus within the past 48 hours of the last exposure, P (ii) Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli, or Shigella spp. within the past three days of the last exposure, P (iii) Salmonella Typhi within the past 14 days of the last exposure, P or (iv) Hepatitis A virus within the past 30 days of the last exposure. P (b) Responsibility of Person in Charge to Notify the Health Authority. The CFSM or person in charge shall notify the Health Authority when a food employee is: 1. Jaundiced, Pf or 2. Diagnosed with an illness due to Norovirus, Hepatitis A virus, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, or Salmonella Typhi. P (c) Person in Charge’s Responsibility to Prohibit a Symptomatic Conditional Employee. The person in charge shall ensure that a conditional employee: 1. Who exhibits or reports a symptom, or who reports a diagnosed illness as specified under subsection (4)(a)1 - 3 of this Rule, is prohibited from becoming a food employee until the conditional employee meets the criteria for the specific symptoms or diagnosed illness as specified under subsection (4)(h) of this Rule; P and 2. Who will work as a food employee in a food service establishment that serves as a highly susceptible population and reports a history of exposure as specified under subsections (4)(a)4 and 5 of this Rule, is prohibited from becoming a food employee until the conditional employee meets the criteria as specified under subsection (4)(h)10 of this Rule. P (e) Responsibility of Food Employee and Conditional Employee to Report. A food employee or conditional employee shall report to the person in charge the information as specified under subsection (4)(a) of this Rule. Pf (f) Responsibility of Food Employee to Comply. A food employee shall comply with an exclusion or restriction and with a removal, adjustment or retention of an exclusion or restriction. COS: Advised PIC have all employees sign and review the employee health reporting agreement. New Violation.

   Official report · Item 2-2A ↗

   Correction status not recorded

2. Violation recordedItem 10D ↗

   Food properly labeled; original container

   Observed multiple containers filled with sauces without labeled with common name. CA: 511-6-1.04(4)(d) - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) (d) Food Storage Containers, Identified with Common Name of Food.

   Inspector’s full note

   Inspection item: Food properly labeled; original container

   Code 511-6-1.04(4)(d)

   Observed multiple containers filled with sauces without labeled with common name. CA: 511-6-1.04(4)(d) - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) (d) Food Storage Containers, Identified with Common Name of Food. Except for containers holding food that can be readily and unmistakably recognized, such as dry pasta, working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages for use in the food establishment, such as cooking oils, flour, herbs, potato flakes, salt, spices, and sugar shall be clearly and legibly identified, in English, with the common name of the food. COS: PIC wrote the common name on containers holding sauces. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.

   Official report · Item 10D ↗

   Marked corrected on site

3. Violation recordedItem 14A ↗

   Utensil storage

   Observed the ice scoop with the handle stored directly in the ice. CA: 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage (C) (k)Storage of In-Use Utensils.

   Inspector’s full note

   Inspection item: In-use utensils: properly stored

   Code 511-6-1.04(4)(k)

   Observed the ice scoop with the handle stored directly in the ice. CA: 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage (C) (k)Storage of In-Use Utensils. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored: 1.Except as specified under paragraph 2 of this subsection, in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container; 2.In food that is not time/temperature control for safety food with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon; 3.On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b) and (8)(a); 4.In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain, if used with moist food such as ice cream or mashed potatoes; 5. In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not time/temperature control for safety food; or 6. In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F (57°C) and the container is cleaned at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b)3(vi). COS: PIC removed the ice scoop from the ice bin. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.

   Official report · Item 14A ↗

   Marked corrected on site

Correction status comes from the dated report. Later changes may not be recorded here.