Church's Chicken # 1053

May 5, 2016 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • food received at unsafe tempscritical
    Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
    Inspector note: NO SOAP AT WASH BOWLS IN EMPLOYEE WASHROMS, AND NO SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING FACILITY IN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
    code 12Priority
  • 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: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES. MICE DROPPINGS FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 30 DROPPINGS OBSERVED ON THE FLOOR INSIDE THE OFFICE UNDERNEATH AND ON TOP OF THE DESK AND IN SMALL STORAGE AREA INSIDE THE OFFICE ON THE FLOOR AND ON THE WOODEN LEDGES WHERE SHELVES ARE MISSING, 10 ON SMALL ELEVATED PLATFORM BETWEEN THE OFFICE AND WALK-IN COOLER DOOR, 20 SCATTERED ON FLOOR AND SHELVES INSIDE DISCONNECTED REACH-IN FREEZER NEXT TO WALK-IN COOLER, 30 SCATTERED ALONG THE FLOOR BASES IN REAR STORAGE AND DISH WASHING AREA IN REAR ON FLOOR ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS AND ELEVATED PLATFORM UNDERNEATH SHELVES. ALSO FOUND A GAP GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH AT THE BOTTOM CENTER AREA OF THE SOUTHEAST ENTRY/EXIT DOOR. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ANY OPENINGS IN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS, REPAIR FRONT DOOR, AND REQUEST SERVICE VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 738-020.
    code 18
  • toxic chemicals mishandled
    Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
    Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 12-2-15 ON REPORT # 1589147 HAVE NOT BEEN CORRECTED: -33- CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE FLOUR, GREASE, CRUMBS ETC. CLEAN SHELVES IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA, CLEAN PREP TABLES AND RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER -34-FLOORS AND FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT NEED DETAIL CLEANING; CLEAN FLOORS AND FLOOR DRAINS. -35-OBSERVED SOME MISSING AND CRACKED WALL TILE ALONG THE WALLBASES OF THE WALLS; REPLACE WHERE NEEDED IN PREP AREA, DINING AREA, WALK-IN COOLER AND OFFICE. SOME WALLS NEED CLEANING AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; CLEAN WALLS. NON COMPLIANT VIOLATION 7-42-090 SERIOUS
    code 29
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: DOORS, WALLS, AND /OR PANELLING THROUGHOUT THAT IS NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE MUST BE PAINTED OR REPLACED. CLEAN DIRT AND DUST BUILD-UP FROM ALL CEILING TILES. LIGHT SHIELDS, AND CEILING VENTS
    code 35
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: REPAIR CLOGGED MOP SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. MUST RE-POSITION WASTELINE PIPE UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK ON THE FLOOR DRAIN GRATE SO THAT THE WASTE WATER GOES DIRECTLY INTO DRAIN(SPLASHING ON THE FLOOR. TIGHTEN ALL LEAKY FAUCETS ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
    code 38
  • Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LONG STEM METAL THERMOMETERS TO USE WHEN TAKING HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES.
    code 40
  • Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
    Inspector note: ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED INSIDE ICE BIN AT POP DISPENSING STATION NEAR DRIVE-THRU.SCOOPS MUST BE STORED IN CLEAN CONTAINERS WITH HANDLE UP OR OUT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
    code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 2, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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