Al-Amin Grocery

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: FOUND SERIOUS VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT DATED 10-30-14 INSPECTION # 1464552. NUMBER 18. FOUND LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY AT PREMISES: OBSERVED 4 ROACHES ON WALLS AT REAR MEAT PREPARATION AREAS, 1 ROACH ON SIDE OF DOOR AT RESTROOM, 4 ROACHES UNDER PREPARATION TABLE, 1 ROACH ON SIDE OF REACH IN COOLER DOOR. NUMBER 24. FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED. FOUND LARGE LEAK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DRAINAGE PIPING, LEAKY FAUCET, AND INTERIOR OF COMPARTMENT NOT SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN. CRITICAL VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 14Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: FOUND 3 REACH IN FREEZER DOORS IN POOR REPAIR. REAR OF PREMISES.(TORN GASKETS)
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOUND FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN:SHELVING UNITS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER, FRONT COUNTERS,INTERIOR OF BAND SAW, PREPARATION TABLES, INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL MENTIONED ABOVE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN THROUGHOUT.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: FOUND MANY SMALL HOLES AND CREVICES AT REAR OF PREMISES THAT MUST BE SEALED. HOLES MUST BE COVERED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND NO ATTACHED DRAIN BOARD TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 30, 2014: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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