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Farm Bar Ravenswood

November 5, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER PRESENT IN 3 DOOR PREPARATION COOLER AT ENTRANCE TO FRONT PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER TO MEASURE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE. MANAGER PROVIDED THERMOMETER AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
code 36
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDLES OF SCOOPS IN LARGE STORAGE BINS (FLOUR) TO BE STORED IN CONTACT WITH ITEMS IN DRY STORAGE BINS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL SCOOPS ARE STORED SO THAT HANDLES ARE NOT IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS.
code 43
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE SODA DISPENSING MACHINE, STORAGE RACKS HOLDING CUPS, FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT, AND POTS STORED BELOW UNPROTECTED WASTEWATER AND SEWER LINES IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA NEAR THE GAS METERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL FOOD EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS USED FOR FOOD SERVICE IS NOT STORED BELOW ANY UNPROTECTED WASTEWATER AND SEWER LINES TO PROTECT AGAINST ANY DRIPS AND POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION. • OBSERVED PLATES STORED WITH FOOD CONTACT SURFACES EXPOSED ON THE MAIN PREPARATION AREA AND NEXT TO FLAT TOP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL PLATES AND UTENSILS TO PROTECT FOOD CONTACT SURFACES. MANAGER INVERTED PLATES AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
code 44
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE TOP AND SIDES OF THE MICROWAVE IN THE HALL EXPEDITING AREA TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH FOOD PARTICLES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND REMOVE AND FOOD PARTICLE BUILD UP. MANAGER INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO DETAIL CLEAN AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: FAUCET LOCATED IN SPRAY SINK NEXT TO DISH MACHINE IN DISH ROOM IS ACTIVELY DRIPPING EVEN WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE FAUCET AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 51

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Compared with No Entry on October 21, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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