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Friends Ramen/Muanjai

February 6, 2023 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 6-301.14: **C** Handwashing Signage OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT FRONT PREP AREA OF SUSHI BAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 10Priority
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON SUSHI PREP AREA AND MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA. CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHS MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILIY.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: UTENSILS STORED IN STAGNANT WATER NEAR PREP AREA IN CONVEYOR/HOT POT SECTION OF FACILITY. STORE IN-USE UTENSILS: 1) IN THE FOOD WITH THE HANDLE UP AND OUT OF THE FOOD ITEM; 2) STORED ON A CLEAN AND SANITIZED SIRFACE; 3) IN RUNNING WATER; 4) IN CONTAINER OF HOT WATER MAINTAINED AT OR ABOVE 135F.
code 43
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-602.13: NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues. OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP INSIDE OF COOKING FRYER IN SUSHI KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: EXTERIOR KITCHEN EQUIPMENT IN COOKLINE AREA IS SOILED WITH GREASE. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES FOUND IN ALL SEX GENDER RESTROOM AND OUTSIDE OF ALL SEX GENDER RESTROOM. FACILITY MUST REPLACE IN COMMON HALLWAY AREA.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 5, 2022: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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