Big Bowl

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND HELD IN PLASTIC CONTAINERS ON SHELVING IN FRONT PREP AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. CRAB SPRING ROLLS AT 68F, CUT VEGETABLE SPRING ROLLS AT 65.8F, SHRIMP SPRING ROLLS AT 68.3F. APPROXIMATELY 6 LBS AT ESTIMATED VALUE OF $100.00. ALL DISCARDED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A). REVIEWED WITH MANAGEMENT CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS OF HOLDING COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. NO TIME OR TEMPERATURE LOGS ON SITE, NO APPROVAL FROM C.D.P.H. TO USE TIME AS A MEANS OF CONTROL.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER THROUGHOUT.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MISSING TILE GROUTING THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP WITH POOLING LIQUID AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MISSING CEILING TILE IN BASEMENT SMALL DRY STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPLACE.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN LARGE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE ROOM ABOVE TO GO CONTAINERS. MUST REPLACE.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 16, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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