Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE OF THE PREP COOLER DOORS AT MAIN PREP LINE DOES NOT CLOSE. RAG IS HOLDING THE DOOR IN PLACE IN ORDER TO CLOSE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FAUCET LEAKING AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE. • OBSERVED FACILITY WITH INADEQUATE PLUMBING AT BAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. CLEAR WATER COMES FROM FLOOR DRAIN JUST BELOW SINK WHEN WATER IS RAN FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND POOLS THROUGHOUT BAR. SINK TAGGED INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE UNTIL PLUMBING IS CORRECTED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 51
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STORAGE AREA AND ENCLOSURE FOR REFUSE, RECYCLABLES, OR RETURNABLES LITTERED WITH UNNECESSARY ITEMS (EX. BINS, MOPS, EQUIPMENT). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN A MENTIONED AREAS SHALL BE MAINTAINED FREE OF UNNECESSARY ITEMS.
  code 54
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: NOTED CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE FROM REPORT #2612158 CONDUCTED ON 02/13/2025. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED: #49. OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. #55. OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS, FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ENTIRE FACILITY ESPECIALLY FLOORS AND WALLS AND INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLERS AND FREEZER. MUST CORRECT CORE VIOLATIONS BY THE DATE ON THE REPORT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 13, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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