John's Drive In

April 10, 2017 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings7
  • 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: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION. FOUND 3 FLATS OF EGGS SITTING OUT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 52.1F-57.8F. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT40 DEGREES OR BELOW UNTIL PREPARED AND SERVED. PRODUCT FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED. 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: INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. BLACK SLIMY RESIDUE FOUND ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE UNIT. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS OF THE UNIT.
    code 16
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: ALL PREPPED FOODS OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST HAVE LABEL AND DATE WHEN PRODUCT IS HELD OVER 24 HOURS.
    code 30
  • Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
    Inspector note: ALL SINGLE-SERVICE UTENSILS MUST STORED IN CONTAINERS WITH HANDLES UP OR OUT.
    code 31
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER, SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND PREP TABLES IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREAS, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OD SMALL REACH-IN COOLER IN FRONT, CUTTING BOARDS, EXTERIORS OF DEEP FREEZERS, AND INTERIOR OF CABINET IN WASHROOM.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(REMOVE EXCCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP)FROM AREAS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: CLEAN GREASE BUILD-UP FROM WALL AND PIPES BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN AND REMOVE DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES. CLEAN DUST BUILD-UP FROM CEILING VENTS.
    code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 26, 2016: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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