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BLACK CAT CAFE - MEARS STUDENT STORE

2700 W 100TH AVE , ANCHORAGE AK 99515

Yes, eat hereJudged 7/10/2026

Recent inspections show only administrative/documentation issues, like missing employee health reporting agreements and a reminder about sanitizer concentration, rather than actual contamination, pest, or temperature-abuse problems. No current food-safety hazards were noted, so it should be fine to eat here.

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Inspection history

2/5/2026Regular
  • [C] EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY

    The permit holder shall require food employees and conditional employees to report to the 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 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: (a) Vomiting, (b) diarrhea, (c) jaundice, (d) sore throat with fever, (e) 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. (ii) On exposed portions of the arms, unless the lesion is protected by an impermeable cover or (iii)On other parts of the body, unless the lesion is covered by a dry, durable, tight-fitting bandage. 2 .Has an illness diagnosed by a HEALTH PRACTITIONER due to: (a) Norovirus, (b) Hepatitis A virus, (c) Shigella spp., (d) PSHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI, (e) Salmonella Typhi; or (f) nontyphoidal Salmonella; AMC 16.60.130(2-201.11.A) THE PERSON IN CHARGE MUST ENSURE THAT ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES UNDERSTAND THEIR OBLIGATION TO REPORT HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION TIED TO DISEASES TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. THIS REPORTING MUST BE VERIFIABLE. A SIMPLE WAY TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES TO COMPLETE A FOOD EMPLOYEE REPORTING AGREEMENT AND ENSURE THE SIGNED DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE WHEN REQUESTED. A FOOD EMPLOYEE REPORTING AGREEMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT WWW.MUNI.ORG/FOODINFO. REGULARLY REVIEWING REPORTABLE ILLNESSES AND SYMPTOMS WITH EMPLOYEES; AND ENSURING PROPER REPORTING; HELPS LOWER THE RISK OF VIRAL OR BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION FROM INFECTED STAFF SPREADING TO FOOD. ***THE PERSON IN CHARGE WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE VERIFIABLE INFORMATION INDICATING FOOD WORKERS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY NOTIFIED OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AS NOTED ABOVE. ENSURE EMPLOYEE HEALTH AGREEMENT IS MAINTAINED ON SITE AND AVAILABLE TO INSPECTORS WHEN REQUESTED. A COPY OF THE ANCHORAGE HEALTH DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY WAS LEFT WITH PERSON IN CHARGE.

11/8/2024Regular
  • [C] EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY

    THE PERSON IN CHARGE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING FOOD EMPLOYEES AWARE OF THE REQUIREMENT TO REPORT INFORMATION, IN A VERIFIABLE WAY, REGARDING THEIR HEALTH STATUS AS IT RELATES TO DISEASES THAT ARE TRANSMITTED BY FOOD. COMPLETION OF A FOOD EMPLOYEES REPORTING AGREEMENT (can be downloaded at www.muni.org/foodinfo ) BY ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES IS SATISFACTORY TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT. REGULAR REVIEW OF REPORTABLE ILLNESS/SYMPTOMS AND PROPER REPORTING WILL HELP REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT CERTAIN VIRAL AND BACTERIAL AGENTS WILL BE TRANSMITTED FROM INFECTED FOOD EMPLOYEES INTO FOOD. ***THE REPORTABLE SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSED ILLNESS ARE AS FOLLOWS: VOMITING, DIARRHEA, SORE THROAT WITH A FEVER, OPEN CUTS OR INFECTED WOUNDS, JAUNDICE. DIAGNOSED (OR A HOUSEHOLD MEMBER THAT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED) WITH NOROVIRUS, TYPHOID FEVER, SHIGELLOSIS, E.COLI O157:H7 OR OTHER STEC INFECTION, OR HEPATITIS A.

  • [C] TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, USED

    Poisonous or toxic materials shall be used according to the manufacturer's use directions included in labeling, and, for a pesticide, manufacturer's label instructions that state that use is allowed in a food establishment. AMC 16.60.180(7-202.12.A.2) A chemical sanitizer used in a sanitizing solution for a manual or mechanical operation shall be used as follows: Chlorine = 100 ppm if water is 55°F or less Chlorine = 50 ppm if water is 75°F or less Chlorine = 25 ppm if water is 120°F or less A quaternary ammonium compound shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer label. An iodine solution shall be least 12.5 ppm and not more than 25 ppm. AMC 16.60.150(4-501.114) *** DISCUSSED WITH PERSON IN CHARGE PROVIDING THE APPROPRIATE SANITIZER TEST KITS. ENSURE HOCL SANITIZER IS TESTED DAILY AND MAINTAINED AT 100 PPM FOR FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.***

10/31/2022Regular

No violations noted.

9/1/2021Regular

No violations noted.