Green Street Smoked Meats/High Five Ramen/Sawada C

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND SINK IN FRONT COFFEE PREP NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE BASIN WAS FILLED WITH ALMOND MILK CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED THAT SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AND MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS IN THE HAND SINK IN THE FRONT COFFEE PREP AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT PAPER TOWELS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES. THE FOOD HANDLER OBTAINED PAPER TOWELS FOR THE HAND SINK DURING THE INSPECTION PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CONSOLIDATE WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
  code 10Priority
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES IN THE FRONT COFFEE PREP COLD HOLDING UNIT, SUCH AS FOUR QUARTS OF ALMOND MILK AT 50.1F. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL 4LBS AT $50. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
  code 22
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: NOTED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE FRONT COFFEE REFRIGERATION UNITS CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS.
  code 36
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: NOTED NO LABELS FOR BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS. THE INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE OF ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE CONTENTS' NAMES.
  code 37
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER WITH BROKEN AND MISSING LIDS. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT, REPLACE, AND MAINTAIN TO ENSURE TIGHT-FITTING LIDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 54

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 31, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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