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India House

June 5, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: NOTED SERVICE COOLER AT THE TANDOORI FOOD PREP AREA WITH IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 47.8F. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY CALLED COMPANY FOR REPAIRS. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLERS, SERVICE COOLERS AND ON HOT HOLD UNITS TO BE IMPROPER.LENTIL SOUP 121.6F,CHICKEN IN ASSORTED SAUCES(45.1F,51.3F,48.7F,44.5) EGG PLANT 47.1F,LENTIL 50.1F,POTATOES 49F, CAULIFLOWER 91.5F,MADNI SAUCE 73.7, LAMB IN ASSORTED SAUCES( 46.5F,45.9F), SHRIMP 48.7F, FISH 48.3F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 58LBS OF FOOD WORTH $189.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: NOTED PINKISH,YELLOWISH SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE UPPER COMPARTMENT OF ICE MACHINE DRIPPING ON TO THE ICE. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE ICE MACHINE UNTIL PROPERLY CLEANED AND SANITIZED. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEES START CLEANING THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
code 16
Potentially Hazardous Food Properly Thawed

Inspector note: NOTED 4.5 LBS OF SHRIMP IN WATER INSIDE A BOWL AT THE FOOD PREP TABLE BEING THAWED PER MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO THAW FOOD EITHER UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER OR INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF FOOD ITEM WORTH $13.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
code 17
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: NOTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE ALL COOLERS AND REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH NAMES OF PRODUCT, PREPARED BY DATE OR USE BY DATE INCLUDING ALL BULK ITEMS AT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN SHELVES THROUGH OUT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA WITH SPILLS OF CONDIMENTS, CLEAN SERVICE COOLERS AT THE KITCHEN WITH SPILLS AND FOOD PARTICLES, CLEAN INSIDE SODA GUN HOLDERS WITH GRAYISH DISCOLORATION AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH HEAVY EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AT ALL COOKING AREAS AND AT THE DISH WASH AREA. MUST UPGRADE HOUSE KEEPING.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: NOTED A BLACK MOLDY SUBSTANCE ON WALL ALONG 4 COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: NOTED DIRTY WASH CLOTHS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 20, 2013: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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