Bourbon St. Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings6
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Ice Used as Exterior Coolant Prohibited as Ingredient (P)critical
  Inspector note: Employees are storing their food in the ice machine with the ice used for drinks. Ice used for cooling food cannot be used in drinks. (Items taken out and the manager was going to empty the ice machine)
  code 590.003/3-303.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cooling (P)critical
  Inspector note: Chicken cooked earlier in the day and stored at room temperature 57F and rice cooked earlier in the day and and stored above the fill line on the top of the flip top unit 103F. Provide proper cooling procedures to ensure that items are being cooled properly. (discarded by manager)
  code 590.003/3-501.14-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: There are products that are stored out at room temperature; garlic and oil mixture 62F. Provide proper cold holding of 41F or below. (discarded by manager)
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
  Inspector note: The person in charge has a current certified manager certificate but she is not monitoring food safety. Retrain staff and make sure everyone is preventing risk factor violations.
  code 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf)
  Inspector note: There are droppings in the basement storage area. Clean the area and provide pest reports showing the treatment of pests.
  code 590.006/6-501.111-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: The cooking equipment and walls are soiled with food splatters and debris. Clean surfaces to remove.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 18, 2020: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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