Giordano's

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES; ITALIAN SAUSAGE 45.7F, LEAFY GREEN SPINACH WITH CHEESE AT 52.4F IN COLD HOLDING UNITS AT PIZZA PREP AREA AND CALAMARI AT 49.5F IN REFRIGERATOR OF PASTA AREA. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND DISCARDED FOOD ITEMS. APPROX. WT. 24LBS APPROX. COST $80.00. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL COLD FOOD ITEMS AT 40F OR LOWER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)ISSUED.
  code 3Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DEEP CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM COMPARTMENT OF DEEP FRYER OF HEAVY GREASE BUILD -UP.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOOR IN PIZZA PREP AREA, STAIRS LEADING TO UPPER LEVEL FROM KITCHEN AND WALK-IN COOLERS UNDER SHELVING. • DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR BEHIND BAR BETWEEN EQUIPMENT OF HEAVY BUILD-UP.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPAIR HOLE IN WALL BY DISH MACHINE IN DISH ROOM AND WHERE WALL MEETS FLOOR IN SAME AREA.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 9, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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