Gino's East/ Gotham Bagels

January 17, 2023 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings8
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, TOILET ROOMS AND BY THE BAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    code 10Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: 4-501.114 OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING AT 0 PPM DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROPERLY SANITIZE AT 50PPM-100PPM AT ALL TIMES. EMPLOYEE REPLACED THE SANITIZING CONTAINER AND BY THE END OF THE INSPECTION SAID DISH MACHINE WAS SANITIZING AT 100PPM. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025.
    code 16
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: 3-302.12 OBSERVED SOME DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL ITEMS THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND IN DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ONE RAT DROPPING BEHIND A PREP TABLE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND ABOUT 10 RAT DROPPINGS LOCATED ON THE FLOOR IN VARIOUS AREAS UNDER SHELVES LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. OBSERVED ABOUT 10 LIVE COCKROACHES CRAWLING ON THE WALL BEHIND PIPING UNDER THE PREP TABLE THAT IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE SODA MACHINE/ICE MACHINE ON THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED ABOUT 5 LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND IN THE DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A). • 6-501.112 OBSERVED SOILED PEST TRAPS IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SOILED TRAPS AND REPLACE WITH NEW PEST TRAPS.
    code 38
  • Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
    Inspector note: 4-301.12(A) OBSERVED THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK BEHIND THE BAR WITH A OUT OF ORDER SIGN, MANAGER STATES THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS UNABLE TO BE TURNED ON AT THIS TIME DUE TO A REPAIR THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025. • 4-603.15 OBSERVED LARGE CIP EQUIPMENT (DOUGH MIXER) TOO LARGE TO FIT INTO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON THE WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING OF THE LARGE CIP EQUIPMENT.
    code 48
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED DUST DEBRIS ON THE CONDENSERS OF THE PREP COOLERS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND MINOR ACCUMULATED DEBRIS ON THE CEILING IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED MINOR DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS BY THE LARGE OVEN, UNDER AND BEHIND PREP TABLES AND UNDER THE SHELVES IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 31, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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