Ghareeb Nawaz Express

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: 3-307.11: OBSERVED A DAMAGED SCOOP BEING USED TO COOK/ TRANSFER FOOD ITEMS ON/OFF FLAT-TOP GRILL. THE TIP OF THE METAL SCOOP WAS CRACKED AND NOT SMOOTH. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE UTENSIL, SO FOOD ITEMS ARE NOT CONTAMINATED.
  code 39
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
  Inspector note: 4-904.11: OBSERVED TWO CUTTING BOARDS STORED ON THE FLOOR LEANING AGAINST THE WALL ON THE SIDE OF THE HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE CUTTING BOARDS AND PROPERLY STORE ON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
  code 44
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-601.11(C): OBSERVED THE SHELVES UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLE IN THE REAR WITH FOIL. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TO MAKE SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 4, 2026: 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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