California Pizza Kitchen

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers
  Inspector note: High temp dish machine temp guage not operating.Repair Wash temp reading 163F • Provide working internal thermometer in lower 2 door reach in unit.
  code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
  Inspector note: Sanitizer buckets not reading sanitizer.Provide proper sanitizer solution at all work stations. PIC corrected Quats sanitizer re-check 200PPM OK
  code 21-3-304.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Clean to remove evidence of mouse droppings from behind ice machine & Employee locker room • Rolling storage rack observed with Spills & Stains.Clean to remove.
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: Hand sink leaking from drain.Repair Rear prep sink fixture leaking.Repair
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: Paper towels missing from handsink.Provide PIC corrected
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: Excess water observed on the floor .Remove. Maintain clean & Dry
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Clean vents above 3 door freezer to remove heavy dust buildup • Clean walls under and around handsink to remove mold like substance. • Tile observed away from the wall by table 76.Repair
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 29, 2016: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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