Courtyard Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings3

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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 FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: COOKED MIXED VEGETABLES, STORED INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 45.4F TO 46.7F. COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40.0F AND BELOW. PRODUCT DISCARDED AND DENATURED. POUNDS 4, VALUE OF $8, NO PROOF OF TEMPERATURE LOG PROVIDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) H00070335-11
  code 3Priority
• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
  Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES . OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WORKING BY HERSELF HANDLING MONEY AND HANDLING READY TO EAT FOODS (SANDWICHES)NO HAND WASHING. LATER AFTER OTHER EMPLOYEE REPORT TO THEIR WORK STATION, OBSERVED EMPLOYEE NOT WASHING HANDS PRIOR TO PUT ON FOOD GLOVES. INFORMATION GIVEN ON HANDWASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-010(A)H000070335-11
  code 6Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: FOUND HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE IN USE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. AFTHER RUNNING THE MACHINE FOR 5 CYCLES. HOT WATER TEMP WAS BETWEEN 140F TO 160F. HOUSE ENGINEER ON SITE, ABLE TO FIX UNIT(WATER BOOSTER). PRESENTLY HOT WATER IS REACHING TEMP OF 185F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.H000070336-12.
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: NEED TO CLEAN FLOOR UNDER THE SHELVES IN STORAGE AREA.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 10, 2010: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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