Gaslight

December 11, 2023 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings10
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: INADEQUATE HOT WATER AT THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM HAND WASHING SINK LEFT SIDE FAUCET. MAXIMUM HOT WATER TEMPERATURE NOTED AT 74.7F. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER AT A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
    code 10Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: SOME INTERIOR AREAS OF THE ICE BIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE ARE IN NEED OF CLEANING.
    code 16
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
    Inspector note: COOKS LINE FAR RIGHT COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. COOLER NOTED RANGING BETWEEN 44.2F TO 46F. MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW, AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. NO FOODS INSIDE THE COOLER AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION.
    code 33
  • Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
    Inspector note: ALL TO-GO CONTAINERS MUST BE INVERTED DURING STORAGE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. • NOTED THE OUTDOOR SOILED LINEN CONTAINER OPEN. MUST PROVIDE/USE THE TIGHT FITTING CLOSURE FOR THE CONTAINER TO PREVENT PEST ATTRACTION.
    code 44
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: THE INTERIOR LID OF THE FAR LEFT COOK LINE COOLER WITH MISSING METAL AND EXPOSED CHIPPING STYROFOAM. MUST REPLACE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • MUST PROVIDE LIDS FOR ALL BAR ICE BINS. • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR THE TOP OF THE HOBART FLOOR STAND MIXER OR HANDLES ON COOLERS ON THE COOKS LINE.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREAS.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: SLOW-DRAINING WASHBOWL SINK IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR.
    code 51
  • Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
    Inspector note: NOTED THE OUTSIDE GREASE RECEPTACLE WITH OVERFLOWING GREASE ONTO THE GROUND, EXCESSIVE GREASE ON TOP OF THE LID AND CONTAINER, PAPER DEBRIS ON THE SURROUNDING GROUNDS OF THE WASTE RECEPTACLES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL GREASE, CLEAN, AND REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS FROM THE SURROUNDING GROUNDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED. • MUST PROVIDE A WASTE RECEPTACLE AT THE KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK FOR PAPER TOWEL WASTE. • ALL PLASTIC CRATES AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED OUTSIDE THE WASTE CONTAINERS AND IN THE OUTDOOR STAIRWELL MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.
    code 54
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT BOTH BASEMENTS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS AND ORGANIZED, AND ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS REMOVED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING. • POOLING WATER IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE BASEMENT FLOOR. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN DRY FLOORS. • THE CEMENT FLOOR ON THE COOK'S LINE IS IN POOR REPAIR, WITH CRACKED, DAMAGED AND UNEVEN DIVOTS IN THE CEMENT. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.-----WHITE PLASTIC SOUTH WALL ON THE COOKS LINE IN POOR REPAIR SEPARATING AWAY FROM THE WALL. MUST RE-SEAL/ATTACH.----MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT FREEZERS.
    code 55
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM 6-8-21 REPORT #2510994 NOT CORRECTED. #58-: OBSERVED ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS NEED TO HAVE ALLERGEN TRAINING.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 8, 2021: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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