Eat A Pita

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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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: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN STRIPS AT 113F, COOKED CHICKEN BREASTS AT 51-93F, RAW SPROUTS AT 64F, FALAFEL AT 53F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 15# OF FOOD WORTH $55. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: One copy of the Food Inspection Report Summary must be displayed and visible to all customers. PREVIOUS INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT FROM 5/5/10 WAS NOT DISPLAYED AND POSTED. THE INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT FROM 1/5/10 WAS POSTED OVER TOP OF THE SUMMARY REPORT FROM 5/5/10. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B.
  code 28
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: TOP OF THE STOVE AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF BASEMENT CHEST FREEZER, WIRE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE PREP AREAS, GAS LINES BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. REGROUT THE FLOOR IN THE PREP AREAS WHERE NEEDED.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE THE MISSING BASEBOARD IN THE REAR PREP AREA. REPAIR THE HOLE IN THE WALL NEXT TO THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. DETAIL CLEAN THE WALL BEHIND THE EQUIPMENT.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE THE PREP TABLE IN THE REAR PREP AREA.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 5, 2010: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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