Club Gene & Georgetti

April 27, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: OBSERVED COOK LINE COOLER HOLDING IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 52 DEGREES F WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED INSIDE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS MUST HOLD AT 40 DEGREES F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. THE UNIT WAS TAGGED DURING INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CDPH HAS REMOVED THE TAG. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. IN THE COOK LINE COOLER, NOTED: SHRIMP, 51 DEGREES F; CALAMARI, 51 DEGREES F; BEEF, 52 DEGREES F; HAM, 51 DEGREES; CLAMS, 51 DEGREES F; COOKED SPINACH, 52 DEGREES F; COOKED PASTA, 52 DEGREES F; COOKED BROCCOLI, 52 DEGREES F; OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 50 LBS OF PRODUCT WORTH $400. ALSO NOTED 30 LBS RAW SQUID WORTH $150 SITTING AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGREES F AT THE BASEMENT PREP TABLE. NOTED 5 LBS CUT TOMATOES WORTH $5 AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 67 DEGREES F. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED THE SQUID AND TOMATOES. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40 DEGREES F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED 20 LBS LASAGNA WORTH $200 HELD IN THE STEAM TABLE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 86 DEGREES F. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED THE LASAGNA. INSTRUCTED THAT HOT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 140 DEGREES F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. ALSO DISCUSSED PROPER REHEATING METHODS FOR POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
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: OBSERVED SIDEWALK DELIVERY DOOR TO BASEMENT NOT RODENT PROOF. NOTED HOLES AND CRACKS AROUND THE EDGES AND HINGES OF THE DOOR TO BE APPROX. 1/4 INCH WIDE. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF THIS DOOR BY ELIMINATING GAPS AND HOLES. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-020
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTDOOR GREASE RECEPTACLE POORLY MAINTAINED, WITH GREASE POOLING ON TOP OF THE LID, GREASE ENCRUSTED AND DRIPPING FROM THE SIDES OF THE UNIT, AND GREASE POOLING ON FLOOR BELOW THE RECEPTACLE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE GREASE RECEPTACLE AND SURROUNDING GROUND. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-020
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW WOOD RISER BEING USED TO STORE FOOD IN THE BASEMENT WALK IN COOLER. MUST PAINT/SEAL THE WOOD TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED COOK LINE MICROWAVE TO BE IN POOR REPAIR, WHERE PLASTIC CEILING AND WALLS HAVE DETERIORATED TO SHOW A COARSE DARK LAYER UNDERNEATH. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MICROWAVE SO INTERIOR IS SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED AS FLOOR COVERING UNDER THE RUBBER MATS IN THE COOKLINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD AND MAINTAIN FLOOR COVERING THAT IS SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXHAUST FAN IN EMPLOYEE RESTROOM INOPERABLE. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: OBSERVED MAJORITY OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE TO BE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST MAINTAIN CURRENT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATIONS AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLETION ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 20, 2017: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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