Lenox Hotel (5 Food Serv. Loc.)

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Items in the left side continental open top unit(guacamole sliced tomato's salsa) reading 55--60F for 30-60 min per PIC. Mainatin cold holding 41F or below PIC instructed staff to remove items to alternate unit to cool/hold 41F or below Manager calling for service
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf)
  Inspector note: Provide an irreversible temperature indicator for the high temp bar machine.
  code 590.004/4-204.112-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
  Inspector note: Low temp machines in the solas kitchen & upper bar not reading chlorine.Repair Maintain chlorine 50PPM or per manufactures instructions
  code 590.004/4-601.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
  Inspector note: Left side continental unit reading 55-60F.Repair maintain cold holding 41F or below
  code 590.004/4-501.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
  Inspector note: Clean the interior of the single door victory upright unit to remove spills. Interior gaskets 3 door reach in at the cook line observed soiled.Clean to remove soils. City bar:Interior of beer reach in observed with stagnate water.Clean to remove. Clean the crushed ice machine vents & adjoining walls to remove heavy dust build up.
  code 590.004/4-601.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: Prep sink drain observed leaking.Repair Solas lower bar:Hot water fixture at the handwash station observed leaking.Repair
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
  Inspector note: Floor drain cover missing at prep table.Replace Grease trap cover with rust.Resurface
  code 590.006/6-501.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)
  Inspector note: Clean the floor beside the grease trap to remove stagnate water & debris. Clean the floor next to solas low temp machine to remove soils/debris
  code 590.006/6-501.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

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Compared with Pass on April 16, 2021: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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