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Bai Cafe

July 19, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: HANDWASHING SINK AT REAR PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE.ON TOP OF IT A FOOD STRAINER WITH FOOD IN IT.SAID SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES FOR PROPER HAND WASHING, STRAINER WAS REMOVED BY THE EMPLOYEE.EMPLOYEE WERE HANDLING FOODS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED • NO HANDWASHING SINK PROVIDED AT STORAGE/PREP AREA WERE FOOD IS PREPARED,INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-030(C), NO CITATION ISSUED
code 10Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: FOUND TCS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE STORED INSIDE THE PREP COOLER: THREE KIND OF COOKED BEEF AT TEMP OF 52F-53.8F AND 59F; SHREDDED CARROTS SALAD WITH OTHER CONDIMENT AND PRODUCE AT TEMP OF 53.7F; 10 EACH FRESH EGGS AT TEMP OF 58F; COOKED AND PARTIALLY CUT UP POTATOES AT TEMP OF 57.2F; 1 CARTON OF 16oz OF LIQUID EGGS AT TEMP OF 50.2F; 1 GALLON OF MAYO OT TEMP OF 53.2F; ONE CUT TOMATO AT TEMP OF 56.2F; 16oz OF SOUR CREAM AT TEMP OF 57.7F; RAW BEEF AT TEMP OF 48.9F TO 50.1F. COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE EMPLOYEE.POUNDS AROUND 9,VALUE 30. PRIORITY VIOLATION: 7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: PREP COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: AIR TEMP OF 49.7F TO 57.7F. TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE THE UNIT: COOKED BEEF,FRESH EGGS,LIQUID EGGS ETC.TAGGED UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE. PRIORITY VIOLATION: 7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED
code 33
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: FOOD IN DRY STORAGE MUST BE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME: SALT,SUGAR ETC.
code 37
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: VENT PIPES AND AIR CONDITION PIPES IN REAR STORAGE/PREP AREA MUST BE ENCLOSED DUE TO DRIPPING CONDENSATION.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE BAGS OR FOOD GRADE WASHABLE CONTAINERS. • OBSERVED FOODS: GRANULATED SALT NOT PROTECTED, BEING STORED INSIDE USED DETERGENT 5 GALLON PLASTIC CONTAINERS IN STORAGE PREP AREA, INSIDE CHEST FREEZER, ALSO FOUND (TCS FOODS) MADE DUMPLINGS, COOKED AND RAW FOOD MEAT INSIDE CARDBOARD BOXES THAT WAS ALREADY USED FOR PRODUCE OR OTHER RAW FOODS. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. POUNDS 10, ESTIMATED VALUE OF $35. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED. - COS • BROKEN RUBBER GASKETS INSIDE THE DOORS OF PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT AND TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER ,MUST REPAIR.ALSO DOOR FROM PREP COOLER NOT ABLE TO COMPLETELY CLOSE,REPAIR ISSUE. • SURFACE OF FEW CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DEEP CUTS.MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE SAID CUTTING BOARDS.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT STOVES, WOODEN CHAIRS IN FOOD PREP, REACH-IN COOLER FOUND DIRTY WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. - • NOTED CARDBOARD BEING USED AS LINER FOR SHELVES INSIDE COOLERS. MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD. SHELF LINING MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. -
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: BROKEN WALLS BEHIND WHITE CHEST FREEZERS(BETWEEN FLOOR AND ABOVE COVING IN STORAGE/PREP AREA.REPAIR ISSUE
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 11, 2018: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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