Dao Thai Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL TCS FOODS HELD AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 48-56 F. INSTRUCTED MAANGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD TCS FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED: 8 POUNDS PARTIALLY COOKED RICE NOODLE, 5 POUNDS TOFU, 8 POUNDS CHICKEN, 1 POUND CUT LEAFY GREENS, AND 2 POUNDS EGGS ($100) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 1 2 DOOR COOLER AND DOWNSTAIRS WALK IN COOLER WITH NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AMBIENT AIR THERMOMER.
  code 36
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RECEPTACLES IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM WITH NO LIDS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LIDS.
  code 53
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES WITH NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENT.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 15, 2025: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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