Big & Little's Restaurant

July 14, 2022 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
    Inspector note: 4-204.112(B) NOTED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE REFRIGERATION UNIT CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETER
    code 36
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: 4-901.12 NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT REAR PREP AREAS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
    code 41
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: 4-201.11 NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE PREP SERVICE COOLER AT THE KITCHEN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE. • 4-501.11 NOTED ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE CHEST FREEZERS T THE BASEMENT FOOD DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) NOTED STANDING WATER AND DIRT INSIDE THE SERVICE COOLER IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. ALSO NOTED ARE USED WASHCLOTHS WERE TO CONTAIN THE WATER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE WASHCLOTH, REPAIR, AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: 5-205.15 NOTED A LEAKING PIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DRIPPING INTO A CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: 6-501.114 NOTED HEAVY CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREA ON THE FLOOR AND SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY OR UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PESTS. • 6-501.12 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT, ESPECIALLY AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREA. ALSO NOTED WAS STANDING WATER UNDERNEATH THE REFRIGERATION UNITS AND ON THE FLOOR AT THE BASEMENT FOOD DRY STORAGE. MUST MAINT ALL FLOORS DRY. • 6-201.17 NOTED DIRTY AND DUSTY CEILING FANS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: 6-501.14 NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS, AND EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS, AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
    code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 7, 2022: 7 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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