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Happy Cafe

December 26, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • food received at unsafe tempscritical
    Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND SINK IN KITCHEN PREP AREA BLOCKED AND INACCESSIBLE. AT TIME OF INSPECTION SINK WAS BLOCKED BY SMALL PREP TABLE AND SINK BOWL WAS COVERED WITH SHEET PAN AND ENCRUSTED WITH EXCESSIVE IN FLOUR. SAID EXPOSED HAND SINK ALSO DID NOT HAVE PAPER TOWELS AND OR SOAP AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INFORMED MANAGERS THAT ALL EXPOSED HAND SINKS MUST HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AND BE ACCESSIBLE FOR PROPER HAND-WASHING, WHENEVER FOODS ARE PREPARED AND OR SEVERED. MANAGER CORRECTED VIOLATION DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION # 7-38-030
    code 12Priority
  • hand hygiene slippingcritical
    Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
    Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER HYGIENIC PRACTICE. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED MALE FOOD HANDLER WASHING HANDS AT THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. INFORMED MANAGER THAT PROPER HAND-WASHING IS REQUIRED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK, WHENEVER FOODS ARE PREPARED AND OR SERVED. MANAGER CORRECTED THE VIOLATION DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-010 (A)
    code 6Priority
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER AND DEBRIS ON INTERIOR SURFACES AND WIRE SHELVING OF WALK IN COOLER AND TRUE FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT WALK IN COOLER AND KITCHEN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: OBSERVED CONDENSER LEAKING IN WALK-IN COOLER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. ACTIVE LEAK WAS NOT IN CONTACT WITH FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IT ALL TIMES.
    code 35
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SMALL LEAK AT DRAIN PIPE UNDERNEATH THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK, NEXT TO WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 8, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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