Hornblower Sensation

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf)
  Inspector note: High temp dish machine in galley is not registering 180F at final rinse. Repair.
  code 590.004/4-501.112-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P)critical
  Inspector note: Soda syrup in upper deck outside bar is expired. Denature and dispose.
  code 590.003/3-101.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P)critical
  Inspector note: Clean inside 2nd floor bar ice machine.
  code 590.004/4-602.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Outside upper bar with filth on equipment surfaces and floors. Clean to remove. Cookline floors with soils. Clean to remove.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: Floor drain in second floor bar that dishwasher drains into backs up slightly when dish machine discharges. Repair.
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
  Inspector note: Galley kitchen ceiling with peeling paint and rust. Clean and resurface. Downstairs bar floor with damaged rusty surfaces. Repair. Open hole in floor under dish machine leads to bilge. Cover with a grate. Walls constructed of slotted grates in kitchen.
  code 590.006/6-101.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
  Inspector note: Hood tag is expired in 2018. Provide current.
  code 590.006/6-501.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 15, 2023: 1 finding recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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