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"TRANSITIONS" COFFEE SHOP

5530 E NORTHERN LIGHTS BLVD , ANCHORAGE AK 99504

Yes, eat hereJudged 7/10/2026

The recent violations were mostly paperwork issues (missing food worker card, unsigned health reporting agreement) and a sanitizer concentration that was slightly low but corrected on the spot. There's no evidence of improper food temperatures, contamination, or pest activity, so the risk to diners appears low.

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Inspection history

2/6/2026Complaint
  • [C] DEMONSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE

    The operator of a food establishment shall ensure each food worker employed in the establishment, within twenty-one (21) days after the date of hire, has been trained in basic food safety including employee health requirements. The operator shall provide documentation of a food worker card issued by the department or other approved program. The food worker card is valid for 3 years. AMC 16.60.280 ***The ONLY approved testing site for the Municipality of Anchorage Food Worker Card is at www.muni.org/foodcard ***The test is available in English, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Chinese. ***The Anchorage Food Worker course and card fee is $10. If you completed the online training over 30 days ago and lost your Anchorage Food Worker Card, you can order a replacement by paying the $5 fee. go to https://tapseries.com/courses/foodhandler/description/akan for replacement cards. ***PERSON IN CHARGE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CURRENT FOOD WORKER CARD DURING THIS INSPECTION. ENSURE THAT ALL FOOD WORKERS OBTAIN A CURRENT MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE FOOD HANDLERS CARD AND HAVE THEM ACCESSIBLE DURING INSPECTIONS.***

  • [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. ***PERSON IN CHARGE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH REPORTING AGREEMENT OR SIMILAR DOCUMENT DURING THIS INSPECTION. A COPY WAS LEFT WITH THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION ON SITE. ENSURE THAT ALL FOOD WORKER REVIEW AND SIGN THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH REPORTING AGREEMENT.***

  • [C] FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND SANITIZED

    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 AMC 16.60.150(4-501.114) ***OBSERVED CHLORINE SANITIZER SOLUTION IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK MEASURING 25PPM. PERSON IN CHARGE AGREED TO MEASURE THE SOLUTION TO THE PROPER 50-100PPM CONCENTRATION TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION ON SITE. ENSURE THAT ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES ARE SANITIZED IN THE CORRECT CHLORINE CONCENTRATION.***

2/6/2026Regular
  • [C] DEMONSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE

    The operator of a food establishment shall ensure each food worker employed in the establishment, within twenty-one (21) days after the date of hire, has been trained in basic food safety including employee health requirements. The operator shall provide documentation of a food worker card issued by the department or other approved program. The food worker card is valid for 3 years. AMC 16.60.280 ***The ONLY approved testing site for the Municipality of Anchorage Food Worker Card is at www.muni.org/foodcard ***The test is available in English, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Chinese. ***The Anchorage Food Worker course and card fee is $10. If you completed the online training over 30 days ago and lost your Anchorage Food Worker Card, you can order a replacement by paying the $5 fee. go to https://tapseries.com/courses/foodhandler/description/akan for replacement cards. ***PERSON IN CHARGE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CURRENT FOOD WORKER CARD DURING THIS INSPECTION. ENSURE THAT ALL FOOD WORKERS OBTAIN A CURRENT MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE FOOD HANDLERS CARD AND HAVE THEM ACCESSIBLE DURING INSPECTIONS.***

  • [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. ***PERSON IN CHARGE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH REPORTING AGREEMENT OR SIMILAR DOCUMENT DURING THIS INSPECTION. A COPY WAS LEFT WITH THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION ON SITE. ENSURE THAT ALL FOOD WORKER REVIEW AND SIGN THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH REPORTING AGREEMENT.***

  • [C] FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN AND SANITIZED

    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 AMC 16.60.150(4-501.114) ***OBSERVED CHLORINE SANITIZER SOLUTION IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK MEASURING 25PPM. PERSON IN CHARGE AGREED TO MEASURE THE SOLUTION TO THE PROPER 50-100PPM CONCENTRATION TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION ON SITE. ENSURE THAT ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES ARE SANITIZED IN THE CORRECT CHLORINE CONCENTRATION.***

9/12/2025FOLLOW-UP

No violations noted.

2/22/2025Opening

No violations noted.

4/1/2022Regular

No violations noted.