Amazcakes Llc

June 26, 2025 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings7
  • 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 HANDSINK LOCATED IN (IN USE) MAIN PREP AREA AS WELL AS HANDSINK LOCATED IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR PROPER HANDWASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030 (C). CITATION ISSUED. PIC PROVIDED SOAP AT THIS TIME.
    code 10Priority
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR INSIDE OF COOLING UNITS LOCATED IN FRONT PREP AND REAR PREP IN ORDER TO MONITOR AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES.
    code 36
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 70 SMALL ORDENT DROPPINGS IN FRONT PREP AREA SCATTERED ALONG FLOOR , IN STORAGE SPACE ON FLOOR SCATTERED UNDER ALL BOXES STORED ON FLOOR ACROSS FROM WHITE COOLING UNIT, IN MAIN PREP AREA ALONG WALLS ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT, UNDER STORAGE CARTS, UNDER RISERS WHERE FLOUR IS STORED, IN SPACE BEHIND SWINGING DOOR UNDER MISCELLANEUS ITEMS STORED IN SAID SPACE, IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND IN BETWEEN HEAVY COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BEHIND COOLING UNITS. NOTED APPROXIMATLEY 15 SMALL AND LARGE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA AND ON EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOLING UNITS. RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE, REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
    code 38
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVILY SOILED CRATES USED FOR ELEVATION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE EQUIPMENT.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SHELVING UNITS ALONG WALLS ABOVE PREP WITH HEAVY FOOD DEBRIS BUILT UP ON ALL SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL WORKING MATERIALS CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES IN MAIN AND REAR PREP AREAS AS WELL AS WALLS IN FRONT AND MAIN PREP AREA IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND PROVIDE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE FLOORS AND WALLS. • OBSERVED WATER-STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FRONT, MAIN AND REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES. • OBSEVRED DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS THROUGHOUT FRONT, MAIN AND REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COOLING UNITS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS, PREP TABLES, SHELVING UNITS. INTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND CLEAN AT FREQUENCY TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • OBSERVDD EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FOOD DEBRIS, DECOR MATERIALS, FLATTENED CARDBOARD BOXES AND OTHER MISCELLANEUS ITEMS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS. INSTRUTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR TO ENSURE PROPER CLEANING AND PROHIBIT FOOD SOURCE FOR PEST.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED HOOD VENTILATION WITH HEAVY BUILDUP OF DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPLATER COVERING EQUIPMENT ENTIRELY (GRATES AS WELL AS LIGHBULBS). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT IN GOOD CONDITION.
    code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 22, 2021: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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