Brigadoon

March 14, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOUND INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE WITH VISIBLE MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCES (PINK AND BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE) SEVERE BUILD-UP LIKELY TO CONTAMINATE THE ICE WHICH TO BE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO EMPTY ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN (WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE) AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: FOUND OVER 100 MICE DROPPINGS ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME. APPROXIMATELY 20 MICE DROPPINGS BEHIND BAR AREA AND OVER 50 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.--------FOUND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH 1/4 INCH GAP/OPENING. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOFED BOTTOM OF THE SAID DOORS,--------- ALSO FOUND OPEN BAIT IN BAR AREA AND IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR PROPERLY STORE INSIDE BAIT BOX.
code 18
Toilet Rooms Enclosed Clean, Provided With Hand Cleanser, Sanitary Hand Drying Devices And Proper Waste Receptacles

Inspector note: FOUND INSIDE MEN'S WASHROOM NOT MAINTAINED PROPERLY. STRONG URINE SMELL AND VISIBLE URINE STAIN ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH URINALS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAINED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
code 27
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NOTED MISSING TILES AROUND HAND SINK INSIDE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.--------MUST PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING LID/COVER FOR (2) ICE BIN BEHIND BAR.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF SODA GUN HOLDER BEHIND BAR, LIQUOR DISPENSER MACHINE EXTERIOR AND NOZZLES, STORAGE AND COUNTER SHELVES WITH DUST BUILD-UP BEHIND BAR AND INTERIOR SURFACES OF MICROWAVE OVEN WITH EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS IN BASEMENT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS WITH DUST AND LITTER ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN BAR AREA AND IN BASEMENT.------------MUST RESEAL UNSEALED FLOOR BASEBOARD AROUND MEN'S WASHROOM.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: NOTED BOTTOM WALL INSIDE WOMEN'S WASHROOM (BEHIND DOOR) IN POOR REPAIR WITH HOLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/SEAL.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND BAR (WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER EQUIPPED WITH HAND SOAP AND HAND DRYING DEVICE OR PAPER TOWEL).-------MUST PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE OR VACUUM BREAKER FOR 3 COMPARTMENT/MOP SINK FAUCET IN BASEMENT.---------MUST REPAIR WATER LEAK UNDERNEATH MIDDLE COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT/MOP SINK IN BASEMENT.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: NOTED ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF ICE INSIDE (2) ICE BIN BEHIND BAR AND ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE IN A CLEAN SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 43

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