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Giordano's Rest. & Pizzeria

July 20, 2011 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FOUND PREP COOLER TEMPERATURE AT 56.8F WHERE PERISHABLES ARE STORED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE AT 40F OR LOWER. COOLER IS TAGGED, NOT ALLOWED TO STORE PERISHABLES, MUST FAX A TAG REMOVAL REQUEST WHEN READY.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND THE FOLLOWING FOOD ITEMS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPS: 2LBS OF RAW CALAMARI AT 53.3F, 3LBS OF DELI MEAT AT 52.4F, 1LB OF RAW SHRIMP AT 52.3F. INSTRUCTED MGR TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR LOWER. FOOD DISCARDED VALUED AT $50.
code 3Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. BULK FOOD CONTAINERS NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. UPPER PANEL OF ICE MAKER INTERIOR SURFACES NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 12, 2010: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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