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December 14, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeShort Form Complaint
  • failed findings3
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MAINTAINED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. APPROX 1-LB OF PLAIN CREAM CHEESE AT PREP COOLER AT 46.4F, AND 2-LBS OF COOKED BBQ CHICKEN IN COOLER AT 48.7F. MUST MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40.0F OR BELOW. FOOD REMOVED AND DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
    code 3Priority
  • Potentially Hazardous Food Properly Thawed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER METHODS OF THAWING FOODS FOR FUTHER PROCESSING OF USE.FOUND BAG SOUPS INSIDE OF A WARMER HOT HOLDING UNIT IN REAR PREP AREA BEING THAWED AND HEATED INSIDE OF HOT WATER .INSTRUCTED THAT STEAM TABLES,BAIN MARIES,WARMERS AND OTHER HOT HOLDING FACILITIES ARE PROHIBITED FOR RAPID HEATING OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. TEMPERATURE OF SOUP 155.6F. MUST THAW FOODS UNDER COLD POTABLE RUNNING WATER,MICROWAVE OVEN OR UNDER REFRIGERATOR,REHEATING TO 165F. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
    code 17
  • Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS IN PREP AREA.MUST PROVIDE.
    code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 4, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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