Giordano's Pizza

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CHICKEN WINGS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 53F INSIDE OF PREP COOLER. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 46-54F SUCH AS MEATBALLS, SAUSAGE, MARINARA SAUCE, SLICED HAM, CHICKEN BREASTS, ROAST BEEF AND PASTA NOODLES. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW INSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 40 LBS AT A COST OF $300.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF PREP COOLER AT 58F. PROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT MUST BE AT 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 2 FLY STRIPS HANGING FROM CEILING OVER DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
  code 38
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MINOR LEAK AT FAUCET BASE HAND SINK AT PIZZA PREP STATION WHEN WATER IS TURNED ON. MUST REPAIR.
  code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 16, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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