Cafe Ba Ba Reeba

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FRONT COLD PREP LINE HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR HANDWASHING. OBSERVED BIG PLASTIC BUCKETS IN FRONT OF HAND WASHING SINK. NO ACCESS FOR EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS. PERSON IN CHARGE REMOVED BUCKETS DURING THE INSPECTION. HAND WASHING SINK NOW ACCESSIBLE FOR EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS. MUST KEEP HAND WASHING ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT PROPERLY LABELED IN BASEMENT BAKERY AREA. MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
  code 37
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHEN FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF FOOD PREPARATION TABLES IN MAIN KITCHEN AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE ROOMS AND LIQUOR ROOMS. MUST REPAIN OR REPLACE SHELVING.
  code 47
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE 1ST FLOOR. MUST PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRH AND DEBRIS ON LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS ABOVE PREP TABLES ABOVE REFRIGERATION UNITS IN BAKERY AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED BOXES OF DRY FOOD IN FOOD STORAGE ROOM AND LIQUOR BOXES IN LIQUOR ROOMS NOT ELEVATED 6INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. MUST ELAVATE ITEMS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENTS IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE 1ST FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: INOPERABLE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE WOMEN'S EMPLOYEE WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 14, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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