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Elly's Pancake House

January 8, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings2

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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: OBSERVED FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE BAKERY DISPLAY COOLER-TIRAMISU AT 50.3F, CHEESECAKE 49.2F, 49.8F, AND 54.6F, AND RED VELVET CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 64.1F. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAID FOOD. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO STORE ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW OR 140F OR ABOVE AND TO MAINTAIN. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
    code 3Priority
  • hand hygiene slippingcritical
    Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
    Inspector note: OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS-FOODHANDLER MAKING SANDWICHES WITH BARE HANDS AND FOODHANDLERS GRABBING COOKED BACON AND PLACING ON PLATE FOR CUSTOMER CONSUMPTION WITH BARE HANDS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT THERE IS TO BE NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. OPERATOR PLACED TONGS, UTENSILS, AND GLOVES THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010(A).
    code 6Priority
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE ELECTRICAL CLOSET UNLABELED. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PREPACKAGED BREADS FOR CUSTOMERS TO GRAB AND GO UNLABELED. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO LABEL WITH NAME, DATE, AND INGREDIENTS AND TO MAINTAIN.
    code 30
  • Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SCOOPS STORED IN BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AND PREPARED FOODS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO STORE SCOOPS IN A SEPARATE AND SANITARY FASHION.
    code 31
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT DIRT ACCUMULATION ON THE UPPER INTERIOR PORTION OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE BAKERY MICROWAVE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON WALK IN COOLER FANGUARDS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS UNDER THE FRYERS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE VENT ABOVE THE MOP SINK NOT SECURED TO CEILING. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 11, 2015: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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