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Gao's Kabob

July 9, 2024 · No Entry

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official resultNo Entry
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings9
critical findings1

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Failed findings

staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11: OBSERVED NO VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 5Priority
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: 3-603.11: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE MENU. UNDERCOOKED FOOD (RAW OYSTERS) ON MENU NOT MARKED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PUT CONSUMER ADVISORY ON DIGITAL MENU AND DISCLOSE WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED AND LINK THOSE FOODS WITH AN ASTERISK (*). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED
code 25
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: 4-204.112(B): OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS IN THE COLD HOLDING UNITS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • 4-302.12: OBSERVED NO PROBE STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-202.15: OBSERVED THE EXIT DOOR IN THE BASEMENT NOT RODENT PROOF AT THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT ROOF MENTIONED DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-307.11: OBSERVED BULK DRY INGREDIENT STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT COVERED WHILE NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO COVER ALL FOOD ITEMS, WHILE NOT OPEN AND OPRATING TO PREVENT POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-201.11: OBSERVED THE HOT WATER KNOB ON THE HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE NOT ABLE TO OPERATE HOT WATER. SINK HAS HOT WATER BUT HAS TO BE OPERATED BY THE LOWER WATER VALVE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: 4-301.12: OBSERVED NO THE MECHANICAL SINK STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT WORKING; DOES NOT MAINTAIN WATER IN BASINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR PROVIDE ADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(B): OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK SUBSTANCE BUILD UP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.11: OBSERVED THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE LEAKING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. LEAK IS CREATING STANDING WATER IN THE MENTIONED AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPIAR AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 1, 2024: 9 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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