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Gale Street Inn

October 8, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings2

Failed findings

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: 3 CONTAINER OF AU-JUS AT TEMP OF 113.6F TO 116.5F; STORED INSIDE WATER CONTAINER FOR COOLING PROCESS.1-CONTAINER OF ONION SOUP AT TEMP OF 116F.COOKED ONIONS STORED INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 62.5F. COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW. THREE WHOLE CHICKEN INSIDE THE ROTISSERIE AT TEMP OF 89.9F TO 96.7F. FOOD WITH TEMPERATURE ABUSED WAS DISCARDED AND DENATURE.POUND 13,VALUE AT TEMP OF 58.06. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: WE(THE CHEF AND I)FOUND HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE IN THE KITCHEN TEMPERATURE FINAL RINSE OF 0(F) AND 151F,HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE MUST MAINTAIN 180F.INSTRUCTED TO USE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.ALSO FOUND LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE BEHIND BAR AREA DISPENSING SANITIZING SOLUTION OF 10ppm AT FINAL RINSE.LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE MUST MAINTAIN 100ppm.TAGGED UNIT "HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE.BOTH DISH MACHINE WERE IN USE CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 8Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED.FOUND SCREEN DOOR WITH HOLES ON MESH,ALSO GAPS OF 1" TO 2" ON BOTTOM AND TOP OF THE DOOR.DOOR MUST BE COMPLETELY ENCLOSED TO FRAME.ALSO OUTSIDE WALK-IN COOLER DOOR NOT RODENT/INSECT PROOFED.A GAP OF 1/2" TO 1" AT BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AND BY THE FRAME OF THE DOOR.INSTRUCTED TO RODENT/INSECT PROOFED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: BLACK SLIME AND DEBRIS INSIDE THE FLOOR DRAINS UNDER THE DISH MACHINE IN THE DISH ROOM INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: BASE BOARD /COVING UNDER THE DISH MACHINE NOT SEALED,AND IN POOR REPAIR,BROKEN.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR SAID COVING.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.REMOVE BLACK SLIME ON WALL UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN AREA
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 28, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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