Mike's City Diner

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings11
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Hot Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: mashed potato 100 degrees/provide proper temperature of 140 degrees or above
  code 03-3-501.16*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: clean/sanitize all knives
  code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals
  Inspector note: basement/remove evidence of rodent droppings from floor around ice machine and around black piping at stairway
  code 35-6-501.111/.115** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Protection
  Inspector note: provide proper employee break area/no employee meal breaks in kitchen provide covers to all employee drinks basement/store onions 6 inches off floor
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint
  Inspector note: provide proper hair restraints for all food preparers
  code 13-2-304/402.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities
  Inspector note: 3 bay sink/provide 3 drain plugs
  code 16-4-501.11/.15* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers
  Inspector note: wait station/front line/provide internal thermometer
  code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
  Inspector note: properly store all wiping cloths in a sanitizing soultion
  code 21-3-304.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: 3 bay sink/repair leak to faucet handle
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: replace missing floor tile at top of basement steps and wait station clean floor area around grease barrels
  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: paint/resurface worn wood in kitchen walk in/clean dust from condensor
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 27, 2011: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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