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Kanela Cafe

May 7, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings2

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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: FOUND 40 POUNDS OF COOKED POTATOES AT 48.1F IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND 12 POUNDS OF COOKED PORK BELLY IN THE WALK IN COOLER AT 46.9F. ALSO FOUND 20 POUNDS OF COOKED POTATOES IN THE 1 DOOR COOLER IN THE KITCHEN AT 46.8F. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAID FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW OR 140F OR ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
    code 3Priority
  • water/temperature at the sink offcritical
    Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
    Inspector note: OBSERVED A WATER TEMPERATURE OF 71.9F AT ALL SINKS ON PREMISES UPON ARRIVAL. FACILITY VOLUNTARILY CEASED ALL OPERATIONS. PLUMBER ARRIVED ON SITE TO RELIGHT THE HOT WATER HEATER PILOT LIGHT WHICH HAD GONE OUT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO MAINTAIN HOT WATER AT 110F-120F FOR WARE WASHING AND AT LEAST 85F FOR HAND WASHING. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
    code 9Priority
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO LABEL BULK FOOD ITEMS AND TO MAINTAIN.
    code 30
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE 2 LARGE CUTTING BOARDS IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES IN THEM. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND TO MAINTAIN. OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT DIRT ACCUMULATION ON THE UPPER INTERIOR PORTION OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING COVING AND DAMAGED COVING ALONG THE WALLS UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AND REPAIR AS NEEDED AND TO MAINTAIN.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT BUILDUP ON THE WALLS BEHIND AND AROUND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GAPS IN THE BASEMENT WALL NEAR THE FOOD PREP AREA BY THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AN OUTLET COVER AND TO MAINTAIN.
    code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 2, 2014: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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