Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Portion bags of cooked rice on cookline at 50F. Cook stated that rice had been stocked up within the hour for service. Container was over full of portion bags. Do not over fill containers. Five bags of rice moved to walk-in cooler to cool.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)critical
  Inspector note: No chemical sanitizer at 3 compartment sink at bar. Provide sanitizer and wash all glass ware in kitchen dishmachine.
  code 590.004/4-501.114-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
  Inspector note: No irreversible thermometer or thermal strips for confirming final rinse temperature. Provide either thermometer or strips.
  code 590.004/4-302.13-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
  Inspector note: Interior chute of ice machine with pink and black mold-like substance. Clean and maintain. Table for clean dishes at dish machine with broken shelving and rust around edges. Clean and discard unused equipment. Soda dispenser at bar with slashes and sticky build-up. Clean and maintain. Dip well at bar heavily soiled. Clean thoroughly.
  code 590.004/4-601.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Food debris under cook line. Clean to avoid attracting pests. Sides of steam tables soiled with food spills. Interior of bar refrigerators soiled. Shelves for bottle at bar heavily soiled. Blender compartments at bar soiled. Clean all areas to avoid pests and contamination.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: Pipe leaking under steam table at cookline. Floor drain at bar drains slowly. Snake and clean as needed.
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 14, 2020: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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