Happy Cracovia Lounge

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

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 15 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN FACILITY. OBSERVED MOUSE DROPPINGS NEXT TO MACHINE ON EASTSIDE WALL AND BEHIND DJ EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE MOUSE ACTIVITY, REMOVE DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WOODEN PALLETS USED FOR ELEVATION IN REAR STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD AT LEAST SIX INCHES OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY AND TO PREVENT AREAS FOR PEST HARBORAGE. OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AS SHELF LINER IN REAR STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD ALL NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED WHITE PLASTIC ON SMALL PREP TABLE NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE WHITE PLASTIC FROM SMALL PREP TABLE ALL NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO QUATERNARY AMMONIUM TEST KIT ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION OF QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SANITIZING SOLUTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 48
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET OF EASTSIDE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET OF EASTSIDE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN
  code 51
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2472750 DATED 01/15/2021 NOT CORRECTED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED. OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE INSIDE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF ATTACHMENT ON MOP SINK FAUCET IS BACKFLOW PREVENTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OR INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTER
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 15, 2021: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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