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Ed's Potsticker House

July 10, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings3

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 48F. THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS EGGS AND TOFU. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND PREP COOLER. OBSERVED LAMB AT 47.1F, FISH AT 47.1F INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER. ALSO OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER: EGGS AT 50.2F, BEEF STOMACH AT 47.5F, TOFU AT 47.7F, PORK AT 50.3F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 100# OF FOOD WORTH $300. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: NO CHLORINE SANITIZER WAS OBSERVED AT THE FINAL RINSE OF THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE SANITIZER AT 100PPM CHLORINE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING PREPARATION. OBSERVED SEVERAL FLY STRIPS HUNG FROM THE CEILING IN THE FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREP AREAS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT FLY STRIPS CANNOT BE HUNG WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
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: OUTER OPENINGS NOT INSECT PROOFED. OBSERVED AN OPENING IN THE WINDOW MESH NEAR THE BACK EXIT DOOR TO THE ALLEY WHERE THE WINDOW SCREEN WAS INTENTIONALLY CUT TO ALLOW AN ELECTRICAL CORD THROUGH THE OPENING. THERE IS A 2"X2" GAP WHERE FLYING INSECTS CAN ENTER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND INSECT/RODENT PROOF ALL OUTER OPENINGS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED FROZEN FOOD STORED IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH CARDBOARD BOXES IN THE FREEZER AND PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS USED TO STORE FROZEN FOODS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS ONLY.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE YELLOW PLASTIC GAS LINES IN THE MIDDLE FOOD PREP AREA WITH GREASE ON THEM, THE ROLLING CART NEXT TO THE WOK STATION, TOP OF DISHMACHINE.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE THE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD FROM THE DISHWASHING AREA LIGHT FIXTURE.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 9, 2016: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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