Groundswell Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: OBSERVED READY TO EAT, TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (DELI PRODUCTS)NOT PROPERLY DATED , STORED LONGER THAN 24 HOURS IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING WITH DISPOSITION DATE FOR RTE FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
  code 23
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEE IN FOOD PREP WITH LONG HAIR AND IMPROPER HAIR RESTRAIN WORKING WITH EXPOSED FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR PROPER HAIR RESTRAIN AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD AND WORKING WITH EXPOSED FOOD
  code 40
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE AND CAPPUCCINO/ESPRESSO MACHINE. MUST INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES OR AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WATER SUPPLY INLET AND THE UNIT SO IT MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
  code 51
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THAT LIGHT BULBS OVER FOOD PREP AREA ARE NOT SHATTER PROOF OR SHIELDED. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
  code 56
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THAT PREVIOUSLY CITED CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 1/14/2019 REPORT #2252516 ARE NOT CORRECTED. VIOLATION #39 OBSERVED NO BARRIER AT THE WEST END OF COUNTER AREA PREVENTING THE ENTERING OF NON-FOOD PERSONNEL ENTERING AND CONTAMINATING FOOD.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PUT UP A BARRIER SUCH AS A SECURE SWINGING DOOR AT THIS AREA VIOLATION # 53 OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE RESTROOM DOOR.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR THE RESTROOM PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION .7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 14, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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