Brown's Chicken

June 12, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: NO SOAP PROVIDED AT SOAP DISPENSER AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BY RAW CHICKEN STATION.FOUND SANITIZER SOLUTION INSTALLED ABOVE THE EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH SANITIZER IN IT.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SANITIZER DISPENSER AND ONLY USE SOAP FOR PROPER HAND WASHING.EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING FOOD. MANAGER STATED AWAITING FOR DELIVERY.DISH SOAP WAS PROVIDED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK UPON MY REQUEST. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 12Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION AND STORAGE.FOUND THE HOT WATER UNIT WERE PASTA IS COOKED NOT CLEANED:INSIDE THE UNIT ACCUMULATION OF MINERAL BUILD-UP THAT IS SO THICK UNABLE TO SEE METAL BARS,ALSO A METAL SHELF COATED WITH PLASTIC,THE PLASTIC IS BROKEN. ALSO TWO METAL PASTA BASKET ARE EXTREMELY DIRTY AND WITH A BUILD-UP OF MINERAL.PASTA BASKET ARE DIPPED IN THAT SAID UNIT.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ,REMOVE MINERAL BUILD-UP AND REPLACED BROKEN SHELF.INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WITH ENCRUSTED PINK MINERAL BUILD-UP ON FRONT PANEL OF ICE BIN.BLACK AND BROWN SUBSTANCE AT WATER RESERVOIR,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE UNIT. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: FRESH ICE CREAM IS SCOOPED ON PREMISES. OBSERVED ICE CREAM SCOOP DIRTY WITH FOOD PRODUCT STORED INSIDE A CONTAINER.INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A DIPPER WELL BY THE CHEST FREEZER RUSTY SHELF AT EAST SIDE OF INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. DRAIN UNDER THE TABLE WERE RAW CHICKEN IS STORED IS CLOGGED.INSTRUCTED TO UNCLOG SAID PIPE SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED BETWEEN THE CHEMICAL TABLE AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,OR RELOCATE CHEMICALS
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GREASE BUILD-UP AT INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT(USED AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT).GREASE BUILD-UP ON PIPES ,WHEELS,ETC THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE ICE CREAM CHEST FREEZER.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. BLOOD AND WATER ON SHELF WERE RAW CHICKEN IS STORED INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES WITH A BUILD-UP OF GREASE,FOOD AND DEBRIS,INCLUDED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN METAL SHEET USED ON FLOOR BY THE FRYERS AND UNUSED OVEN NOT SEALED TO FLOOR INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALSO REMOVE GREASE AND KEEP IT CLEAN
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: LARGE HOLES ON CEILING AROUND THE PIPES,INSTRUCTED TO SEAL WITH A SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIALS.FOOD LIQUID STAINS ON CEILING TILES ABOVE THE JUICE BOXES AND AT RAW CHICKEN PREP AREA,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.CLEAN BOTTOM WALLS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,GRIMES BUILD-UP
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: WATER SLOWLY DRAINING AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BY THE RAW CHICKEN STATION AND URINAL AT MEN'S WASHROOM,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR
code 38

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