Schraffts Center Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Coolingcritical
  Inspector note: The items cooked in the morning are cooling in the sandwich bar and reach-in coolers; chicken 70F and after 15 minutes 62F. Provide proper cooling to be sure that items are passing through the temperature danger zone correcty and items cool from 140F to 70F in two hours and then from 70F to 41F in an additional four hours.
  code 03-3-501.14*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cold Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: The items on the salad bar are elevated; cheese 60F clue cheese 60F dressing 57F. Provide proper cold holding of 41F or below. (The items were left out on the cart for an extended period while they were setting up in the morning. The manager discarded elevated items.)
  code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: 1) Two of the refrigerators have broken handles. Repair or replace. 2) They are missing the heat lamps above the grill. Provide.
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Test Kit Provided
  Inspector note: The sanitizer test kit is ruined. Provide a quats test kit.
  code 17-4-302.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature.
  Inspector note: The wash gauge on the dishwaher is only reaching 125F. Provide proper wash temperature of 150F or above (Rinse gauge is 184F)
  code 19-4-501.18-.110* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 28, 2017: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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