High-Hat Club

November 16, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: CHEMICAL DISHMACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. OPPM CHLORINE FOUND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WHILE DISHES BEING WASHED. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND PROPERLY DISPENSES CHLORINE TO 100PPM. MUST USE TREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE DISHES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE, INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE OBSERVED BLACK AND BROWN SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE. ICE IS BEING USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. MUST TURN OFF ICE MACHINE REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR SURFACES CLEAN AND SANITIZE. ICE MACHINE WAS CLEANED AND SANITIZED DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL INSIDE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON WALLS IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA . DINING AREA AND IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA ON WALLS AND CEILING. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STOTED MULTI-USE UTENSILS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP IN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS INSIDE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR LOCATED IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT NEAR TO MEAT CHEST FREEZERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO WALLS INSIDE CUSTOMERS WASHROOMS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED OPENING INTO WALL BETWEEN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISH MACHINE IN REAR DISHWASHING ROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND DISH MACHINE AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATED ON CEILING ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO LOGS, RECORDS ON SITE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 45

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