Beggar's Pizza

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings11
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEWAGE BACKING UP FROM FLOOR DRAIN, EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK AT REAR AND SLOP SINK AT REAR DISH ROOM WITH WASTEWATER BACKING UP FROM FILTER OF DISH MACHINE ON TO FLOOR ADJACENT TO REAR PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 10Priority
• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK AT REAR DISH ROOM AREA CLOGGED AND UNACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING. MUST REPAIR. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 11Priority
• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOODHANDLERS AT FRONT PREP AREA NOT WASHING HANDS AND USING SANITIZING SOLUTION ONLY. INSTRUCTED ON PROPER HANDWASHING WITH SOAP AND WATER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
  code 6Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED PIZZA ON STORAGE RACK ADJACENT TO DISHROOM AND DISHMACHINE, NOT PROTECTED WHERE WASTEWATER ON FLOOR IS BEING TRACKED,AND SPLASHING THROUGH THE AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 16
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: REAR EXTERIOR DOORS NOT RODENT PROOF WITH OPENING/GAP AT BOTTOM. MUST RODENT PROOF. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: ALL FOOD CONTAINERS IN WALK-IN, REACH-IN COOLERS THUR OUT NEEDS LABLES AND DATES.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARD AT REAR PREP AREA HAS DEEP GROOVES. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE. GASKET OF 2-DOOR FREEZER, SIDE PREP COOLER, AND FRONT REFRIGRATION UNIT NEED GASKET. IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN/SANITIZE REAR EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK, ALL CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT AT REAR DISH ROOM. DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL REACH-IN COOLERS/FREEZERS THROUGHOUT.FRYERS,REACH IN COOLER WALK IN COOLER NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING.GASKET ON DOOR MOP SINK,HOLDING CONTAINERS. FANS HAVE ACCUMULATION FOF FOOD PARTICLES AND DEBRIS
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: REMOVE STANDING WATER AT REAR DISHROOM, CLEAN/SANITIZE FLOORS THROURHOUT.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN CEILING TILES/LIGHT PANELS OF DUST BUILD-UP WHERE NECESSARY.WALK IN FAN COVER.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK NEEDED AT FRONT AREA WHERE CUSTOMERS ARE BEING SERVED FOOD AND SCOOPED ICE CREAM. MUST PROVIDE. FOUND LOW WATER PRESSURE, AT REAR EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN REAR. MUST BRING UP TO CITY PRESSURE.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 22, 2013: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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