Hot Wok

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RICE INSIDE THE RICE COOKER READING AT IMPROER TEMPERATURE OF 129.5F IN PREP AREA,MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND DESTROYED FOOD PRODUCT,TOTAL WEIGHT 2LBS TOTAL COST $20.00,CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH OLD FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD-UP IN PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAINEQUIPMENT
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORES THROUGHOUT PREMISES,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNER,ESPECIALLY BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MUST REPLACE SOME BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA ,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE KITCH AREA
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER FROM WASHROOM,MOP SINL,AND UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES, AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISES TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 21, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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