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Big Top Restaurant

January 14, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS USING BARE HAND CONTACT WITH WAFFLES AND TOAST. ALSO OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WASHING HANDS PROPERLY: ONE FOOD HANDLER WASHED HANDS WITHOUT USING SOAP; OTHER FOOD HANDLER DID NOT WASH HANDS AFTER USING CLEANING CLOTH AND TOUCHING APRON. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-010(A)
code 6Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT # 1532475, DATED 03/31/2015: VIOLATION #34-"MISSING FLOOR TILES BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT(LARGE STOVE, UNDER THE DISPLAY PREP COOLER IN PREP AREA,ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT AND IN FRONT OF REAR EXIT DOOR.NEED TO REPLACE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE." INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPPED FOOD NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL AND MAINTAIN
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: TRAY USED TO CATCH SLICED GYRO MEAT HAS ROUGH METAL EDGES; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SO THAT SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN GROCERY SHOPPING BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH PROPER STORAGE CONTAINERS, AND TO MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN A SPLASHGUARD AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EXPOSED HANDSINK NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT DRAIN BOARD.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST AND DIRT BUILD UP ON PIPES BEHIND COOKING LINE, ON SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER, AND ON SHELVES ABOVE 3 COMP SINK. ADVISED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN THROUGHOUT. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON GASKETS AT FRONT 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. ADVISED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD AND CARDBOARD ON FLOOR IN WALKIN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SAME AND CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST AND DEBRIS ON EXHAUST IN HOOD ABOVE GRILLS. ADVISED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN . OBSERVED DAMAGED WALL BEHIND TOLIET IN EMPLOYEE BATHROOM NEAR THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKY FACET AT 3 COMP SINK IN PREP AREA AND LEAK IN PIPE UNDER EXPOSED HAND SINK IN SERVER STATION. ADVISED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 31, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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