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7-Eleven

October 17, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER TEMPERATURE AT 144F AT HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED AT DISH WASHING AREA. MAXIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE MUST NOT EXCEED 120F THROUGH A MIXING VALVE OR COMBINATION FAUCET. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED AT DISH WASHING AREA. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE FOR CITATION.
code 10Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF DISPLAY COOLER. PACKAGED FOODS WERE FOUND RANGING BETWEEN 70-75F SUCH AS BACON, LUNCHABLES, SLICED CHEESE, MACARONS, CHEESECAKE, PICKLE BITES, HOTDOGS, DELI MEAT, BUTTER, BURRITOS AND COOKIE DOUGH. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 41F OR BELOW. FOOD HAS BEEN DISCARDED VOLUNTARILY BY EMPLOYEE. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 100 LBS AT A COST OF $450.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF DISPLAY COOLER AT 75F. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT MUST BE AT 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED PACKAGED FOOD IN BOXES LOCATED IN REAR BY DISH AREA. MUST ELEVATE AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM FLOOR.
code 39
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE SMALL BAG OF TRASH AND BROKEN DOWN CARD BOARD BOXES BY REAR DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES TO ELIMINATE ANY ODORS OR ATTRACTION FROM PESTS.
code 54

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 1, 2021: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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