Cafe Istanbul

January 27, 2020 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE BAFFLE INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE A LITTLE DIRTY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE.
    code 16
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE BULK CONTAINERS OF FLOUR, SUGAR, AND RICE NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED THAT FOOD OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED.
    code 37
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: OBSERVED USED WIPING CLOTHS ON TOP OF CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA AND CUTTING BOARDS IN THE COOK AREA. INSTRUCTED THAT WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN SANITIZER 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 LARGE CONTAINERS OF DRIED FOOD ITEMS ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL ITEMS MUST BE 6 INCHES OR ABOVE OFF OF THE FLOOR.
    code 47
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES BEHIND BUSINESS. MUST REMOVE ITEMS CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREA TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 16, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 7 previous findings did not recur.

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