America's Dog (T1 C17)

June 6, 2019 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings10
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink issuescritical
    Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE REMOVING SOILED GLOVES AND WASHED HANDS IN THE WARE WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK THEN RETURNED TO FOOD PREP AREA TO SERVE FOODS.FOOD EMPLOYEES MUST WASH THEIR HANDS IN THE HAND WASHING SINK NOT IN THE WARE WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010,CITATION ISSUED.COS.
    code 8Priority
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: FOUND TCS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE FRONT PREP 2 DOOR COOLER ACROSS FROM THE FREEZER UNIT. OBSERVED ITALIAN BEEF AT 46.5F-47.1F . MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 6# OF FOOD WORTH $20.00 AS STATED BY MANAGER ON SITE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED.COS
    code 22
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE MENU. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCLOSE WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED "RAW" OR UNDER COOKED AND LINK THOSE FOODS WITH AN ASTERISK (*) TO A REMINDER STATEMENT THAT STATES THAT EATING RAW OR UNDER COOKED FOODS CAN INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOOD BORNE ILLNESS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 25
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT FRONT PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
    code 41
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: FOUND A TORN DOOR GASKET (RIGHT SIDE) INSIDE OF THE FRONT 2 DOOR PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THE FREEZER UNIT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET AND TO MAINTAIN.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DISPLAY COOLERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF DUSTS AND TO MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
    Inspector note: NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGHOUT THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT WATER TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT 66.6F-72.10F DURING THIS INSPECTION.INSTRUCTED MANAGER HOT RUNNING WATER MUST BE ABOVE 110 F AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND 100 F AT HAND WASHING SINK AT ALL TIMES.MANAGEMENT IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED KERRIGAN PLUMBING COMPANY FOR SERVICE AT THIS TIME.PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C),CITATION ISSUED.
    code 50
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: FOUND LOOSE HOT HANDLE AT THE HAND WASHING SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LOOSE MENTIONED HANDLE AT HAND SINK AND TO MAINTAIN.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRES A DETAIL CLEANING INCLUDE FLOOR DRAIN AND FRONT CLOSET TO MAINTAIN.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: FOUND COOKING GRILL NOT DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE EXHAUST HOOD.INSTRUCTED TO MOVE COOKING APPLIANCE SUCH THAT IT IS DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE MENTIONED EXHAUST HOOD AND TO MAINTAIN.
    code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 15, 2018: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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