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March 21, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NO SOAP LOCATED AT THE DISH ROOM HAND WASHING SINK. SOAP MUST BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION. • NO PAPER TOWELS LOCATED AT THE DISH ROOM AND 1ST FLOOR PREP HAND WASHING SINKS. PAPER TOWELS MUST BE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION. • NOTED THE DISH ROOM HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. SINK WITH DISHWARES STORED INSIDE AND CLEAN LINENS STORED ON THE SPLASH GUARDS.ALSO NOTED THE BAR HAND WASHING SINK WITH A MESH STRAINER INSIDE. SINK BEING USED AS A DUMP SINK.ALL HAND SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: NOTED RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN SHRIMP AND SCALLOPS BEING STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE PREPARED, SLICED CARROTS, ONION, AND BAGGED LETTUCE INSIDE THE KITCHEN TWO DOOR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. REVIEWED PROPER FOOD PROTECTION FROM RAW FOODS AND PREVENTING CONTAMINATION. ALL FOODS REMOVED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: NOTED OPEN FLY TRAP STICKY ROLLS THROUGHOUT AND ABOVE FOOD PREP AND DISHROOM AREAS. MUST REMOVE. • NOTED APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 100 RAT DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM, ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT PREP AREA, UNDER THE DISH MACHINE, UNDER REAR BASEMENT PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVES, IN THE WATER HEATER ROOM, UNDER SHELVING BEHIND THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMEND HAVING THE PEST CO. SERVICE FOR RATS. LAST PEST SERVICE REPORT DATED 3-4-25 WITH PEST ACTIVITY NOTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: NOTED A WASTE WATER PIPE FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE DRAINING INTO THE 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. MUST REMOVE DRAINPIPE.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE FOOD SCOOPS WITH HANDLES INVERT IN STORED FOODS.
code 43
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: NOTED CLEAN LINENS BEING IMPROPERLY STORED IN THE DISH ROOM HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROPERLY STORE CLEAN LINENS. • ALL CLEAN STORED POTS, PANS, MIXING BOWLS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.
code 44
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC CRATES OR CINDER BLOCKS AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT.----MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR PREP TABLE LEGS IN THE 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: BOTTOM SHELVING OF SEVERAL BASEMENT PREP TABLES WITH EXCESSIVE RUST. MUST REMOVE RUST, REPAINT/SEAL. • INTERIOR OF THE BASEMENT TALL REACH-IN COOLER AND COOKS LINE COOLERS WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS.----NOTED DIRTY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT AND REAR PATIO MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING AND ALL OTHER NEED ITEMS MUST BE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED FROM THE FLOORS. • FLOORS AND WALLS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITH DIRT, GREASE, DEBRIS AND FOOD SPLATTER: THROUGHOUT THE BAR, IN BASEMENT REFRIGERATION AREA, UNDER ALL BASEMENT PREP TABLES AND SHELVING, THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM, THROUGHOUT THE 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN.----DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT THE DISH ROOM AND AT THE BASEMENT TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.-----RAW WOODEN WALL BRACKET FOR ICE BUCKETS MUST BE PAINTED SEALED TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.-----ALL OPEN HOLES IN BASEBOARDS, WALLS, CEILINGS, AROUND PIPING THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT, STORAGE ROOM, DISH ROOM MUST BE SEALED.----MOLDY, BLACKENED WALL CAULKING AT THE BASEMENT ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. MUST REPLACE.----MISSING WALL TILE AT THE 1ST FLOOR HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REPLACE. • MISSING AND DAMAGED BASEBOARD COVING IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER THE 1ST FLOOR PREP ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK, IN THE REAR BASEMENT KITCHEN UNDER DISH MACHINE, THROUGHOUT THE STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPLACE.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 2-16-24 REPORT #2589726 NOT CORRECTED. #38- OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP AT REAR EXIT DOOR SWEEPS ON BOTH DOORS. MUST RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR. #55- FLOOR TILES WITH LOW GROUT AT BAR. MUST REGROUT FLOOR TILES AT BAR AREA AND MAINTAIN.#55-OBSERVED BASEMENT FLOOR LITTERED BEHIND FREEZERS AND IN WATER BOILER ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN BASEMENT FLOOR AND WATER BOILER ROOM.#56- OBSERVED CRACKED CEILING LIGHT BULB COVERS ABOVE DISHWASH AREA. MUST DAMAGED CEILING LIGHT BULB COVERS.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 16, 2024: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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