Checkmate Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)critical
  Inspector note: At the three bay sink no sanitizer is available. No warewashing taken place at this time. PIC has address this at this time.
  code 590.004/4-501.114-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
  Inspector note: In walk in found sliced meats with no date markings. Please provide.
  code 590.003/3-501.17-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Clean shelves below prep table in back room. Clean slicer and pizza machine. Clean plastic tubs in walk in of grime and some mold build up.
  code 590.004/4-202.16-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
  Inspector note: Hood filters on cooking line will need to be cleaned. Hood expres this month. Please have the cleaned.
  code 590.004/4-202.18-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
  Inspector note: Door to walk in is peeling and rusty. Please scrap and paint.
  code 590.006/6-101.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
  Inspector note: Clean wall and floor behind and under the cooking line equipment.
  code 590.006/6-201.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 1, 2025: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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