Olu's African Market

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeRetail Food
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Manual Warewashing Sink Compartment Requirements (Pf)
  Inspector note: Observed a 2 bay sink. Provide 3 bay sink with drainboards. Contact a licensed plumber pull permit and contact the plumbing inspector for approval.
  code 590.004/4-301.12-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf)
  Inspector note: No commerical grade detergent sanitizer or sanitizer kit. Provide
  code 590.004/4-303.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf)
  Inspector note: No hand sink installed in the prep room for hand washing. Contact a licensed plumber pull permit and ensure plumbing inspector signs off on the work done. This all needs to be done before this report can be passed.
  code 590.005/5-203.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Service Sink (C)
  Inspector note: No mop sink. Provide and enclosed mop sink and storage for the mops and chemicals. Mops can not be stored on the ground.
  code 590.005/5-203.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
  Inspector note: Observed some equipment being stored outside next to the dumpster. PIC stated that a company was coming to remove all unnessary equipment.
  code 590.005/5-501.115-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
  Inspector note: No vomit and diarrhea kit onsite. Provide vomit and diarrhea kit. Procedures will be emailed over to the owner. Please print out the procedures and keep the paper work with the diarrhea kit.
  code 590.002/2-501.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Drain boards (C)
  Inspector note: No means to dry equipment. Provide drying racks.
  code 590.004/4-301.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
  Inspector note: Observed a few floor tiles that need to be repaired. Repair or replace broken floor tiles on the main floor. Observed baseboards in the prep room that need to be repaired. Repair Observed a second set of stairs in the basement that walks up into an unfinished room. They put a set of door to seal off the ceiling but still need to finsh the side wall to ensure no rodents can get through.
  code 590.006/6-201.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Outer Openings Protected (C)
  Inspector note: Provide door sweep to the exterior door leading out to the trash area. Ensure no daylight is coming through the bottom of the door.
  code 590.006/6-202.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Mechanical-Ventilation (C)
  Inspector note: The bathroom next to the prep room does not have a fan/ ventilation. Provide fan
  code 590.006/6-304.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 9, 2025: 5 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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