AJ’s Diner in Ryde has been slapped with a 1-star food hygiene rating after Environmental Health inspectors visited the establishment earlier this year.
Inspectors paid a visit to the American-style diner at the Royal Victoria Arcade on Union Street in January, finding no fewer than 8 faults in the operation of the popular eatery.
During the inspection, it was found that the premises was failing to implement controls and monitoring procedures at a number of critical points and that these – such as the cooling of soups and the cooking of burgers at the correct temperatures – must be adhered to so that all food is safe to eat.
At the time of the visit, staff were unaware of the sources of acrylamide and the mitigation measures required to reduce acrylamide to as low as reasonably achievable and were not allowing foods like the aforementioned soup to cool within a safe timescale.
Thermometer checks on burgers cooked at AJ’s weren’t carried out for long enough and the probe thermometer used to record them wasn’t placed in the meat for long enough to gain an accurate and whole reading.
As further inspection of the kitchen was carried out, inspectors noted that various items in the kitchen were damaged including the panels below the undercounter fridge and 1 of the utensils uses during the cooking and preparation of burgers. The machine which served the American-style milkshakes was also unclean and was at risk of suffering from a build-up of dirt and grime.
Other areas of note in the kitchen that needed cleaning were the are behind the fryers at the window as well as the various hand contact surfaces such as tap handles and equipment handles also needed attention.
Food Hygiene Rating – Scores on the doors
Compliance with structural requirements – 10
Confidence in management/control procedures – 20
Even though we had the recent pandemic so many businesses
are still filthy.
So many establishments are providing customers with dirty knives and forks etc
Chefs / Kitchen staff stand outside establishments smoking / vaping etc
Is there any establishments who are honestly 5 star ☆☆☆☆☆
Quite a lot actually
only because they haven’t been inspected lately.
What on earth is difficult re food / kitchen hygiene?¿??…
Wouldn’t want to eat there or their homes !!!!
Common sense gone out of the window, vote with your wallet and feet ….
Sounds like any ordinary kitchen, how many people temp probe beef burgers,try that on a rare steak,a broken utensil?. Funny how worst tasting food establishments get 4+ and good tasting food places a low score?. Never heard of Acrylamide – better stop burning me toast now and keep potatoes out of fridge.
That was lucky i was going to pop in for a drink last week.
I like that place. Old school.
Why has’nt it been closed down ????
We have stopped eating out anywhere.
Have seen too many chefs in filthy clothes smoking out the back of establishments and even stood in town.
You just need to look at the carpets and toilets to know the standard of cleanliness.
Can no longer trust that the kitchens are any different.
Save your money.
Buy your own and cook at home.
omg what is wrong with you?