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Clarke's

February 8, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings9
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink issuescritical
    Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE CHLORINE CHEMICAL SANITIZING DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY OPERATING AND SANITIZING WHILE DISHES WERE BEING WASHED. OBSERVED 0PPM CHLORINE AFTER SEVERAL WASH CYCLES TESTED. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, PROPERLY SANITIZING AND CDPH CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL VIOLATION. 7-38-030.
    code 8Priority
  • Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
    Inspector note: WALL MOUNTED FRY SLICER AND TABLE TOP CAN OPENER DIRTY WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE AND MAINTAIN. ALL POTS/PANS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.
    code 31
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD OR CLOTH BLANKET AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN SERVER STATION AND ON THE COOKS LINE. ALL RAW WOODEN SHELF LINERS MUST BE PAINTED OR SEALED IN SERVER STATION.WOODEN SHELVING ABOVE COOKS LINE COOLERS IN POOR REPAIR, CHIPPING AND PEELING PAINT. MUST REPAIR. EXCESSIVE GREASE ON COOKS LINE METAL SHELVING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. METAL DOORS OF THE BASEMENT WALK-IN FREEZER AND THE 1ST FLOOR WALK-IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR WITH MISSING METAL, HOLES, MISSING HANDLE. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: INTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE COOLERS AND FREEZERS WITH DIRT AND EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS. EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH FOOD AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: DIRTY FLOOR WITH SPILLAGE UNDER THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING. MUST CLEAN. MISSING FLOOR TILE GROUTING AT THE DISH MACHINE WITH POOLING FOOD DEBRIS AND LIQUID. MISSING FLOORING WITH EXPOSED RAW WOOD IN THE 1ST FLOOR WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR ALL.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: MISSING CEILING TILE IN THE WOMANS STAFF WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE. WALLS ON THE COOKS LINE THROUGHOUT WITH DIRT/FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MISSING WALL TILES AT THE COOKS LINE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND BEHIND THE DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST REPLACE ALL.
    code 35
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: VENTILATION NOT OPERATIONAL IN THE CUSTOMER WASHROOMS AND REAR EMPLOYEE WOMANS WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR.
    code 38
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED. ALL OTHER STORED ITEMS MUST BE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.
    code 41
  • Food Handler Requirements Met
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.
    code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 1, 2015: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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