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Congress Pizza

May 17, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings7
critical findings2

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow
Inspector note: Continued non-compliace-Inadequate disposal of sewage and waste water at three compartment sink. While running at draining water in middle of three compartment sink, water-cloudy with food debris coming up left side of sink. Instructed manager to detail clean grease trap and drainline to prevent inadeqaute disposaal of waste water. Critical violation 7-38-030.
code 10Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: Continued non-compliance,Low temperature dish machine not at proper concentration for utensils and equipment. Low temperature dish machine at 0 ppm chlorine concentration. Instructed manager that dish machine must have 100 ppm of chlorine sanitizer at dish machine. Critical Violation 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: Continued non-compliance-Interior of ice machine not cleaned or maintained. Interior panel and all parts has yellow build-up and coming in contact with fresh and stored ice inside machine. Instructed to remove all ice, detail clean and sanitize. Serious violation 7-38-005(A).
code 16
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: Continued non-compliance-Previous minor violation not corrected: 12-07-2010, report #471572: #33-Additional cleaning on exterior surface of fryers with grease build-up in the kitchen. #34-Instructed to clean floors along the walls and in all corners through-out basement storage area. #35-Instructed to clean light shield above bar area by ice machine. #43-Instructed to store dirty washcloths in container with sanitizing sloution to prevent contamination. Serious violation 7-42-090.
code 29
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: Continued non-compliance-Can opener, cooking equipment, prep tables, coolers, dish machine racks, sinks not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: Continued non-compliance-Light and ventilation covers through-out not cleaned. Instructed to detail clean. Walls and tiled coving along wallbase in areas not maintained. Instructed to repair and seal walls thats damaged and reseal missing tiled coving along wallbase.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: Continued non-compliance-Adequate light not provided in prep area. Instructed to replace all non-working light bulbs or install more light.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 8, 2012: 7 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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