Bree's Thai Rice & Noodle

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: PREP COOLER CURRENTLY IN USE, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE, INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 50.9F. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. VIOLATION 7-38-005A CRITICAL. INSTD TO UTILIZE OTHER REFRIGERATION ON SITE.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER STORAGE TEMPERATURES IN PREP COOLER: CONTAINER OF BEEF AT 53.2F, CONTAINER OF BEAN SPROUTS AT 47.9F, MULTIPLE INDIVIDUAL BAGS OF COOKED NOODLES AT 50.1F, CONTAINER OF CUT TOMATOES AT 46.2F. ALL PRODUCT DISPOSED OF AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 20LBS $100 VALUE. VIOLATION 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
  code 3Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 2/8/17 REPORT 1982847 NOT CORRECTED: 30 COOKED FOODS NOT PROPERLY LABELED OR DATED. INSTD TO LABEL SAME. 32 MISSING INTERIOR PANEL OF CHEST FREEZER AT FRONT PREP AREA. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME. TOWEL AND SHELF LINING AT BOTTOM OF ALL PREP TABLES WITH RUSTY SURFACE UNDERNEATH. INSTD TO REMOVE TOWELS, SHELF LINING, AND HAVE SURFACE FREE OF RUST. 33 EXTERIOR SIDES OF FRYER AND SIDE OF CHEST FREEZER, WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INTERIOR BOTTOM CABINET OF FRYER WITH EXCESSIVE DUST, GREASE. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. 35 STAINED CEILING TILES IN PREP AREAS. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. VENTS AND SURROUNDING LIGHTSHEILDS WITH DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. WORN AND CHIPPING SURFACE AT WALL BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REPAIR WALL AND MAINTAIN, FREE OF CHIPPING, PEELING PAINT. 38 SPLASHGUARD MISSING INBETWEEN EXPOSED HANDSINK AND PREP TABLE AT FRONT PREP AREA. PROVIDE SAME. 45 FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER RECORDS, LOGS. VIOLATION 7-42-090 SERIOUS.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INTERIOR OF ALL CHEST FREEZERS WITH EXCESSIVE ICE ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MISSING LIGHTSHIELDS IN REAR PREP AREA. PROVIDE LIGHTSHIELDS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 8, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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