Caro Mio Italian Ristorante

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings5
• 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: OBSERVED FROZEN FOODS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF THE FREEZERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS. • OBSERVED RUST ON THE WIRE STORAGE RACKS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE RACKS OR REPLACE THEM.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER CABINETS.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE WAS LOCATED AT THE SUPPLY LINE FOR THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL. • OBSERVED STANDING WATER NEARLY FILLED TO THE TOP OF THE FLOOR DRAIN NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND WALK-IN COOLER. THE WATER WAS NOT DRAINING AND THE FLOOR DRAIN WAS USED TO EMPTY THE CONDENSATE LINE FROM THE WALK-IN COOLER AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO THAT THE DRAIN FUNCTIONS PROPERLY AND IS NOT FILLED WITH STANDING WATER. PRIORITY 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 51
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO GREASE TRAP CONNECTED TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL OR SHOW LOCATION OF THE GREASE TRAP.
  code 52
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE BUILDUP OF GREASE ON THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS.
  code 56

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