EAST AVENUE TAVERN
Gary Wudyka


Address: 881 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda, NY 14120

EAST AVENUE TAVERN (Health Operation# 286260) is a foood service establishment inspected by New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). The last inspected date is June 26, 2014.

Business Overview

NYS Health Operation ID 286260
Operation Name EAST AVENUE TAVERN/Inactive
Food Service Description Food Service Establishment - Restaurant
Facility Address 881 Oliver Street
North Tonawanda
NY 14120
Municipality NO. TONAWANDA
County NIAGARA
Permitted Operator Name GARY WUDYKA
Permit Expiration Date 05/31/2014
Local Health Department Niagara County
NYSDOH Gazetteer 310300

Inspection Results

Date: 2014-06-26 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Date: 2014-06-23 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Date: 2014-06-11 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 1 noncritical
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Comments: 15B--Light shield in kitchen is missing end caps.
Date: 2014-05-28 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 5 noncritical
Item 11A: Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
Item 15A: Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Item 10B: Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Comments: 8A--Improper storage practice throughout establishment. Product found stored directly on floor and on bare wood pallets with substantial debris build up below. 10B--Refrigerator/freezer used in ktichen has food debris build up on shelving. Repeat. 11A--No sanitizing solution available at the onset of the inspection. Repeat 15A--Food debris build-up on floor under oven, on walls, and on shelving throughout kitchen. 15B--Vent hood covers above fryer have grease build-up. Light shield in kitchen are missing end caps.
Date: 2013-05-07 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 3 noncritical
Item 11C: Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
Item 10B: Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Date: 2012-05-03 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 1 noncritical
Item 10A: Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
Date: 2011-05-11 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 3 noncritical
Item 3C (Critical): Food workers do not use proper utensils to eliminate bare hand contact with cooked or prepared foods.
Item 10B: Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Item 15C: Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Comments: 15c- upon entering establishment dog was walking around on floor in bar- dog was removed and corrected 3c- no gloves available on the premisis - owner went and got gloves and corrected at time of inspection. corrected at time of inspection. 10b- chest freezer in dining bar area and upright freezer in kitchen have heavy ice build up. 15b- lights not shielded in basement walkin or light outside walkin
Date: 2010-05-26 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 2 noncritical
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Item 15C: Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
Comments: 8A BOX OF SMALL BAGS OF CHIPS ON FLOOR BEHIND BAR 15C DOG BED AND BONE TREATS IN BAR. NOT ALLOWED ON PREMISES.
Date: 2009-06-12 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Comments: Violations from previous inspection corrected
Date: 2009-05-18 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 3 noncritical
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Comments: 8A - Bag of onions stored on floor of kitchen, voluntarily moved by operator to walk-in cooler storage shelving at time of inspection. - corrected. 8A - Raw eggs in container found stored in bar cooler above other foods, were tempted by inspector at 42 degrees F & voluntarily moved by operator to walk-in cooler at time of inspection. corrected 15B - Filters in exhaust hood above stove had been removed at time of inspection for cleaning. To be replaced by opearator after cleaned.
Date: 2008-07-28 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: critical, noncritical
Date: 2008-06-24 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: critical, noncritical
Date: 2008-05-20 Type: Inspection Violations: 3 critical, 3 noncritical
Item 4A (Critical): Toxic chemicals are improperly labeled, stored or used so that contamination of food can occur.
Item 1B (Critical): Water/ice: unsafe, unapproved sources, cross connections
Item 5C (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Item 15A: Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Comments: 5c- at time of inspection, 2 cartons of eggs were found out at room temp one temped at 65dF and other 70dF. Both out since weekend and were voluntarily discarded by owner's father and corrected. 8a- boxes of wine and boxes of pepsi, mayo found stored on floor corrected 1b- at time of inspection, garden hose found connected to sink with no back flow preventer. hose was volunatarily discarded by worker and corrected bought new food grade hose 4a- vinegar is found stored on kitchen floor next to degreaser at time of inspection, vinegar was moved and corrected 15a- general cleaning is needed throughout establishment especially floors corrected 15a- walk in cooler floor, wall and ceiling are not smooth and easily cleanable - some mold growth- painted and corrected
Date: 2007-05-04 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: critical, noncritical
Date: 2007-04-17 Type: Inspection Violations: 2 critical, 5 noncritical
Item 1B (Critical): Water/ice: unsafe, unapproved sources, cross connections
Item 5C (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
Item 8E: Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
Item 11C: Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Comments: 1B Found two bottles of beer stored in ice bin behind bar at time of inspection. Ice could be used for drinks. Corrected, bar tender removed beer and disscarded ice voluntarily. 5C Found four eggs in carton on kitchen counetr at time of inspection. Temperature of eggs was 68 dF. Corrected, bar tender voluntarily discarded eggs. 8E "Roper" refrigerator in kitchen does not have a thermometer 11C Knives stored in wood blocks in kitchen were found to contain old food debris. Discussed better methods of storage. 11C Slicer in kitchen found to contain old, dried food debris 11D "Roper" refrigerator found to contain dirty surfaces inside, Repeat 15B Lights on kitchen ceiling are missing end caps / short shield
Date: 2006-04-04 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 3 noncritical
Item 4A (Critical): Toxic chemicals are improperly labeled, stored or used so that contamination of food can occur.
Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)

Office Location

Street Address 881 OLIVER STREET
City NORTH TONAWANDA
State NY
Zip 14120

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Dataset Information

Data Provider New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
Jurisdiction New York State

This dataset includes 80k food service establishment inspected by New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH).