Cafe Bionda

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
  Inspector note: FOUND NO HOT RUNNING WATER PER CITY CODE AT PLUMBING FIXTURES. TEMPERATURE OF WATER AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS IS 79.8F. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD WATER PER CITY CODE MANAGER STATES HOT WATER TANK FUSES NOT WORKING SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING. OWNER CALLED PLUMBER TO CHANGE FUSES ON HOT WATER TANK. HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT 112.6F AT END OF INSPECTION. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED.
  code 9Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AT REAR PREP AREA.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: DEFROST ICE CREAM CHEST FREEZER. MUST PROVIDE ICE BIN COVERS AT ICE BINS BEHIND BAR AREAS.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN LOWER WALLS IN DISH WASHING ROOM AND WALL SECTIONS AT BAR AND PREP AREAS.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAME. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL DIPPER WELL WITH RUNNING COLD WATER FOR HAND DIPPED ICE CREAM SCOOPS AT REAR PREP AREA. PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER AT UTILITY SINK.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE SANITARY CONTAINERS TO STORE ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on November 17, 2010: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 7 previous findings did not recur.

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