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• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT/PROCEDURE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, AND CORRESPONDING EQUIPMENT OUTLINE IN PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 5Priority
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVILY STAINED CUTTING BOARDS, WITH DEEP GROVES IN THEM, IN PREP AREA. MUST RESURFACE OR REPLACE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. MUST MAINTAIN SAME. • OBSERVED LIQUID POOLING INSIDE 2 DOOR / OPEN TOP PREP COOLER. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAME. MUST KEEP ALL SURFACES CLEAN AND DRY. • OBSERVED HEAVILY SOILED WOOD SHELVES IN FRONT STORAGE AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN, SEAL OR PAINT TO MAKE NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED IN PREP AREA. LIQUID SLOWLY DRAINS WHEN DRAIN STOPPER REMOVED, AND LEAK FROM PIPE UNDER LEFT BASIN, ONTO FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MUST REPAIR LEAK. MUST REPAIR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK SO THAT WASTE WATER PROPERLY DRAINS FROM ALL BASINS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 48
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ICE ACCUMULATION INSIDE CHEST FREEZER (1ST FREEZER ON THE LEFT). MUST DEFROST, CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION ON TOP OF WALL SEPARATING PREP AREA FROM AREA WITH FREEZERS. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN SAME. OBSERVED SEVERAL HOLES IN CEILING IN FRONT COUNTER AREA, AND IN PREP AREA. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. MUST REPLACE ALL CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREP. MUST MAINTAIN ALL.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DEAD BUGS INSIDE LIGHT SHIELD IN FRONT COUNTER AREA. MUST REMOVE AND KEEP CLEAN. • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION ON VENTILATION COVER IN RESTROOM. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on October 20, 2020: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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