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Ed's Potsticker House

August 22, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings2

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Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: THE HAND SINK IN THE FRONT MAIN COOKING AREA WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE AND NOT MAINTAINED. THERE WAS A BOWL AND SCOURING PAD INSIDE OF IT AND NO HAND SANITARY DEVICES AT THE SINK FOR PROPER DRYING OF HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP SINK STOCKED AND ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
code 12Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND 2 LARGE PANS OF RAW CHICKEN SITTING ON THE FOOD PREPARATION TABLE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES (53.5F-54.1F). INSTRUCTED TO HOLD COLD FOODS AT 40F OR LOWER INSIDE OF A COOLING UNIT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: 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. ALSO, THERE WAS SOME FOOD ON A PLATE SITTING IN A PAN OF RICE STORED INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE EMPLOYEE FOODS AWAY FROM BUSINESS FOOD AND TO NOT STACK FOOD IN BOWLS/PLATES ONTO OTHER PANS/BOWLS OF FOOD. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: FOUND OPENED LARGE TIN CANS OF INGREDIENTS STORED IN THE COOLERS. INSTRUCTED ONCE OPENED TO STORE LEFT OVERS IN FOOD GRADEABLE CONTAINERS/BAGS. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREAS HAS DEEP, DARK GROOVES AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS. MAINTAIN SAME. -FOIL OBSERVED ON SHELVES IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES. -WHITE REACH IN FREEZER IN THE FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA HAS THICK ICE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: LOWER SURFACES ON THE PREP FOOD TABLES AND EXTERIOR OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT HAS FOOD, DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. ALSO, MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE COOLERS, INCLUDING THE STORAGE RACKS AND RUBBER GASKETS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF THE FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAS THICK ENCRUSTED FOOD, GREASE AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. -BROKEN/DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGH OUT THE FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO FIX/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: THE VENTS IN THE TOILET ROOMS HAS THICK DIRT AND DUST BUILD UP. THE WALLS AND VENTILATION FILTERS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREAS HAVE DIRT AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: THE MOPS ARE NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. THEY WERE SITTING INSIDE THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HANGING UP. -THERE ARE TALL WEEDS AROUND THE DUMPSTER CONTAINERS IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
code 41

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