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Gale Street Inn

May 21, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings3

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: EXPOSED HAND SINK AT FIRST PREP AREA NO PAPER TOWEL,EXPOSED HAND SINK BY THE COOK NO SOAP,AND TWO EXPOSED HAND SINK AT BAR AREA ONE SINK NO PAPER TOWELS THE OTHER NO SOAP NO PAPER TOWELS. SOAP PAPER TOWELS MUST BE PROVIDED IN EACH EXPOSED HAND SINK FOR PROPER HAND WASHING.SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED UPON MY REQUEST CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 12Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND DISPLAY PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT AT AIR TEMP OF 48F TO 49.6F.POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD WAS STORED INSIDE THE UNIT: DICED TOMATOES,SHRIMPS,COOKED MEAT ETC.COOLER MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW. TAGGED UNIT " HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. UNIT MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: CHICKEN AT TEMP OF 57F,PORK AT TEMP OF 55.7F; RICE WITH MEAT AT TEMP OF 58F;BREADED WHITE FISH AT TEMP OF 49F; DICED TOMATOES AT TEMP OF 48.8F; CHEESE SAUCE AT TEMP OF 52F; SHRIMP AT TEMP OF 51F DICED SAUSAGE AT TEMP OF 57,6F; DICED MEAT AT TEMP OF 54.9F; ALL FOOD MENTIONED WERE STORED INSIDE THE ABOVE MENTIONED DISPLAY PREP COOLER.FOUND SLABS OF COOKED RIBS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 54.7F,FOUND COOKED RIBS THREE CONTAINERS OF COOKED RIBS BY THE DOOR AT TEMP OF 90F-100F-116.5F AND 124F.COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW. TEMPERATURE ABUSED FOODS WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURE.POUNDS 120;VALUE 400. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NO SPLASH GUARD PROVIDED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK FRONT PREP AREA AND BEHIND THE BAR.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GREASE INSIDE THE DEEP FRYERS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR TILE ELEVATED,UNEVEN UNDER THE STOVE INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 30, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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