D'absolute Restaurant & Catering

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Found food items not properly dated/labeled in walk in cooler, walk in freezer, and reach in coolers, must date and label food items in walk in cooler, walk in freezer, reach in coolers.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Walk in cooler shelving, and walk in freezer shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust shall be repaired/replaced. reach in cooler shelving/racks that had rust, peeling paint, shall be replaced/repaired, bsmt storage shelving that had peeling paint, shall be repaired/sealed.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Non food contact surfaces of walk in cooler shelving/racks, not clean need detailed cleaning(crevices), non food contact surfaces of cooler shelving not clean need detailed cleaning, non food contact surfaces of cooking equipment, non food contact surfaces of hot holding unit not clean need detailed cleaning(crevices). Bsmt storage shelving not clean need detailed cleaning.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment not clean need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in bsmt storage areas under shelving, not clean need detailed cleaning.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Walls that had peeling paint/plaster in kitchen prep area shall be repaired/sealed, walls in kitchen prep area not clean need detailed cleaning.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Light shields in kitchen prep area not clean need cleaning, light shields in bathrooms need cleaning, missing light shields in rear storage areas shall be provided.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Exhaust vents(ventilation) in walk in cooler, coolers not clean need detailed cleaning, exhaust vents(ventilation) in bathrooms need cleaning.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 19, 2012: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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