Athenian Room Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINED. NO HOT WATER WAS AVAILABLE AT THE HANDSINK DURING THE INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT REPAIRED AND HOT WATER WAS RESTORED TO THE SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 11Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED SLICED TOMATOES AT 71.3F, GYRO SAUCE AT 51.8F, AND FETA CHEESE AT 55.3F. ALL OF THE ITEMS WERE STORED OUT OF REFRIGERATION ON THE PREP TABLES. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 7# OF FOOD WORTH $15. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: OBSERVED AN EMPLOYEE WASH AND RINSE UTENSILS IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITHOUT SANITIZING THEM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SANITIZE UTENSILS AT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE OR AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAINT THE PAINTED SHELVES ABOVE THE SALAD STATION, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND PLATE STORAGE AREA. REMOVE CARDBOARD USED TO LINE THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THE PREP TABLE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF FREEZER, TOP AND SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, FAN COVER IN THE WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN THE PREP AREAS. MUST MAINTAIN THE FLOOR DRY IN THE DISHROOM AND SALAD PREP AREA. REMOVE THE CARDBOARD ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR THE LEAK AT THE DRAIN LINE OF THE EXPOSED HANDSINK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 18, 2010: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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