Brown's Chicken & Pasta

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Found some food items not properly dated/labeled in walk in cooler, display cooler, must date and label food items in walk in cooler, display cooler.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Non food contact surfaces of walk in cooler shelving/racks not clean need detailed cleaning(crevices), non food contact surfaces of ice machine, prep table lower shelving not clean , need detailed cleaning.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment, steam table, and prep tables not clean need detailed cleaning(corners).
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Walls that had peeling paint in rear kitchen area shall be repaired/sealed. Ceiling, wallls in mop sink area had exposed wallboard, peeling paint, shall be repaired/sealed.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Light shields in kitchen prep area not clean, need cleaning.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Exhaust canopy had excess grease build up, needs detailed cleaning, exhaust vents(ventilation) in walk in cooler, prep area not clean need detailed cleaning.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 18, 2011: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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