Azul

July 28, 2021 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings9
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS.
    code 10Priority
  • Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical
    Inspector note: FOUND STORED 90 DAY SHELLSTOCK TAGS WITHOUT SOLD OR SERVED DATE NOTED ON TAG. THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK FROM THE CONTAINER IS SOLD OR SERVED SHALL BE RECORDED ON THE TAG OR LABEL.INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7- 38-005.
    code 14Priority
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (OCTOPUS AT 12.5LBS, LOBSTER AT 9.3 LBS, AND SHRIMP AT 17 LBS) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 57.4F - 49.5F, SAID FOOD ITEMS ARE STORED IN REACH COOLER LOCATED TO THE LEFT OF FOOD PREP AREA ENTRANCE ACROSS FROM HOT LINE. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE ALL SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN A COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOATION.7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 22
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: OBSERVED STEAK AND RAW CEVICHE ON MENU, SAID ITEMS CAN BE ORDERED UNDER COOKED. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE FOOTNOTE, DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER FOR MENU ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDER COOKED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.
    code 25
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED AN APPROXIMATE 40 SMALL AND LARGE FLIES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: FRONT BAR, FOOD PREPARATION AREA, DINNING AREA, AND DISHWASHING AREA. FLY ACTIVITY MUST BE MINIMIZED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN SAID AREAS. RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A).CITATION ISSUED.
    code 38
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: FOUND WASTE WATER PIPE IN BASEMENT OVER A VARIETY OF BOXED BEVERAGES, AND A VARIETY OF PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE FOOD ITEMS, AND SINGLE USE UTENSILS OR ENCASE WASTE WATER PIPE TO PREVENT MISCELLANEOUS SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION.
    code 39
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: FOUND A LEAK UNDER RINSE BASIN AT REAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. FOUND HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN WAREWASHING AREA SLOW DRAINING AND LEAKING FROM DRAIN PIPE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    code 51
  • Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
    Inspector note: FOUND NO COVERED GARBAGE RECEPTACLE LOCATED IN UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM (WHERE EMPLOYEE LOCKERS ARE LOCATED). ALSO NOTED NO COVERED GARBAGE RECPTACLE LOCATED IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM LOCATED IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.
    code 53
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FOUND AN ACCUMILATION OF FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE UNDER ALL DRY STORAGE ON 1ST FLOOR, ALSO NOTED AN ACCUMILATION OF FOOD DEBRIS UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FIRST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on July 8, 2021: 9 findings appeared for the first time.

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