Art's Drive Inn

August 25, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 48F AND THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 43.9F. BOTH COOLERS WERE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS EGGS AND CHEESES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER, PREP COOLER AND STEAM TABLE. OBSERVED MEATBALLS AT 125.1F AT THE STEAM TABLE. OBSERVED EGGS 46.4F, HALF AND HALF CREAMER AT 44.6F, ITALIAN BEEF AT 44.6F, COOKED RICE AT 48.6F, FETA CHEESE AT 43.5F, HAM AT 43.3F, ITALIAN SAUSAGE AT 44.6F, CHORIZO AT 45F, CHICKEN AT 43.9F, GYRO SAUCE AT 47.7F, PIZZA PUFFS AT 46.6F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 200# OF FOOD WORTH $500. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1966666 ON 10/18/16 NOT CORRECTED: 32 - BROKEN BASE OF THE CABINET INSIDE THE WASHROOM BY THE OFFICE.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. 34 - GREASE UNDER FLAT GRILL,DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES ESPECIALLY UNDER SHELVES, EQUIPMENT, ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS AND CORNERS,INCLUDED WALK-IN COOLER,BROKEN MISSING FLOOR TILES UNDER THE DEEP FRYER BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND BY THE FLOOR DRAIN AT REAR AREA,IN FRONT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANED AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. 35 - BROKEN WALLS INSIDE THE CABINETS OF THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, UNDER THE DISPLAY COOLER BY THE GREASE TRAP,INSTRUCTED TO SEAL. ALSO BROKEN WALLS, HOLES, NOT SEAL ON PREMISES THROUGHOUT INCLUDED DRY STORAGE. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE, NEED TO REMOVE EXCESS DUST AND SPIDER WEBS ON EAST WALL BESIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER BY THE EXIT REAR DOOR. WOOD PANELS BEHIND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK HAS ROUGH SURFACE, NOT CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT. SURFACE BLACK DUST BUILD-UP ON VENT COVERS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. 38 - AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IS NEEDED AT FRONT SERVING AREA. INSTALL SAID SINK UNDER THE CITY PLUMBING CODE. 45 - NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE PROVIDED AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPAIR THE LOOSE DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE RIGHT DOOR OF THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE TOP AND SIDES OF THE STOVE AND PREP TABLE.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE REWELDED WHERE THE SEAMS ARE COMING APART FROM EACH OTHER.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 18, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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