Harold's Chicken Shack #55

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings8
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: EXPOSED HANDSINK NOT MAINTAINED, OBSERVED KNIVES IN BASIN OF SIN AND FOOD HANDLER EMPTYING BOWL OF USED CHICKEN BATTER IN EXPOSED HANDSINK. INSTD TO MAINTAIN SINK AND KEEP CLEAN FOR HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
  code 11Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: WALK-IN COOLER IN USE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE, INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 55.6F. UNIT TAGGED AT THIS TIME AND INSTD TO NOT USE UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CDPH AND ABLE TO MAINTAIN PRODUCT TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. INSTD TO USE OTHER REFRIGERATION ON SITE TO STORE PRODUCT. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: COLESLAW AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 58.1F IN WALK-IN COOLER. ALL PRODUCT DISPOSED OF AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO MAINTAIN AT PROPER TEMPERATURES AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL. APPROX 10LBS $50 VALUE.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: RUSTY SURFACES ON DOORS OF WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER AND ALSO ON WIRE RACKS. INSTD TO REMOVE RUSTY SURFACES.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: ALL LIGHTSHIELDS THROUGH OUT NOT CLEAN. EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: ENDCAPS MISSING ON LIGHTSHIELDS. PROVIDE SAME.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: METAL STEM THERMOMETERS NEEDED FOR FOOD HANLDERS.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: EMPLOYEE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE IN DESIGNATED AREA.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 22, 2015: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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