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Denden Restaurant

January 6, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD(ICE)NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE.OBSERVED SEVERE BUILD-UP OF BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE AT WATER RESERVOIR DRIPPING INTO WATER WHERE ICE IS MADE. ALSO BLACK SUBSTANCE AT PANELS OF ICE BIN.ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION UNIT WAS TURNED OFF AND TAGGED "HELD FOR INSPECTION", DO NOT USE. BUY ICE IN BAGS FROM REPUTABLE RETAIL FOOD LICENSE. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF MICE DROPPINGS(20 OR MORE) IN THE KITCHEN: ON SHELVES BY THE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER AND INSIDE THE ELECTRICAL PANEL AT SOUTH-EAST WALL. ALSO DROPPINGS(30 OR MORE), OBSERVED IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA ON SHELVES. TEN SMALL FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON NORTH-WEST WALL AND SHELF IN THE KITCHEN.FIFTEEN SMALL FLIES UNDER THE BAR COUNTER AROUND DIRTY BAG OF LINENS,ICE MACHINE AND UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.OUTER OPENING NOT PROTECTED.FOUND FRONT DOOR BOTTOM AND BETWEEN DOORS WITH 1/2 TO 1 INCH GAPS,RODENT/INSECT RUBBER STRIPS BROKEN OR MISSING.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS,SMALL FLIES AND RODENT/INSECT PROOF FRONT DOOR.CLEAN AND SANITIZE MENTIONED AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: GREASE TRAP UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE KITCHEN NOT MAINTAINED:THE BASE IS EXTREMELY RUSTED WITH OPENINGS WERE THE WATER IS LEAKING,HOWEVER NOT SEWAGE BACK-UP.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 24
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY CARDBOARDS ON SHELF BY THE BAR COUNTER,ALSO DAMP AND STAINED LINENS ON SHELF BEHIND THE BAR WERE CLEAN GLASSES ARE STORED,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL SURFACE. MEN WASHROOM DOOR IS BROKEN AT BOTTOM INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE SAID DOOR.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: BROKEN/ MISSING FLOOR TILES BEHIND THE BAR AREA,IN FRONT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND BESIDE ICE MACHINE.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SAID FLOOR TILES WITH A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 6, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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