Cafe Ba Ba Reeba

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning Re-inspection
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-201.11: BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE TWO-DOOR OF REACH-IN COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT. THE COOLER DOOR WAS BROKEN AT THE SAME UNIT BY THE WALL. MISSING AND BROKEN HANDLES AT PREP COOLER AT PIZZA AREA. REPAIR/REPLACE
  code 47
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: 6-501.19: NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICE IS PROVIDED AT THE MEN'S(STAFF) WASHROOM DOOR IN THE BASEMENT AREA. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.11: OBSERVED WATER BETWEEN FLOOR TILES DUE TO BROKEN/MISSING GROUT ON FLOOR TILES IN DISHROOM, PREP AREA(FIRST FLOOR). WALLS INSIDE THE WEST LIQUOR ROOM/FOOD STORAGE WITH HOLES ON CEILING, WALL UNEVEN.OPENINGS BETWEEN BRICKS. CRUMBLED BRICKS RESIDUE ON FLOORS. THE SURFACE IS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. REPAIR ISSUE. THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. WALL AT MAIN BAR UNDER COUNTERTOP IN POOR REPAIR. THE SURFACE IS NOT CLEANABLE; THE BOTTOM PART IS SATURATED WITH WATER. REPLACE SAID WALL. THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. • 6-201.12: EXCESS WATER ON FLOOR AT DISHROOM BETWEEN FLOOR TILES KEEP FLOOR DRY.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 17, 2022: 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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