Cafe Touche

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: Found/observed live fruit flies/gnats(15 )in bar area under bar counter, and by coffee station(10 ), also found/observed side door not rodent proofed, door had 1/4 inch gap/hole in middle/center of door. Citation issued.
  code 18
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: Found/observed no summary inspection report posted/visible to customers at time of inspection on 5/03/2012.Citation issued.
  code 28
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Found food items not properly dated/labeled in walk in freezer, walk in cooler, reach in cooler, must date and label food items in walk in cooler, walk in freezer, and reach in cooler.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Non food contact surfaces of walk in cooler shelving/racks not clean need detailed cleaning(crevices), bsmt storage shelving/racks not clean need detailed cleaning(crevices), reach in cooler door tracks, shelving not clean need detailed cleaning.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment(1st floor)need cleaning, floors in bsmt storage areas under shelving, pop dispensing unit not clean need detailed cleaning(corners)
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Ceiling above ice machine had peeling paint, shall be repaired/sealed, walls in storage area by bsmt entrance doorway had peeling paint, shall be repaired/sealed.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: 3 compartment sink leaking, shall be repaired/replaced, exhaust canopy not clean need detailed cleaning, exhaust vents(ventilation)in walk in cooler, coolers and bathrooms, not clean need detailed cleaning
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 28, 2011: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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