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Kanela Cafe

August 5, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • no certified food manager on dutycritical
    Official wording: Source Sound Condition, No Spoilage, Foods Properly Labeled, Shellfish Tags In Place
    Inspector note: FOUND A POUND OF PROVOLONE CHEESE IN THE 2 DOOR "SWEET" COOLER IN THE KITCHEN WITH SIGNS OF SPOILAGE. PROVOLONE CHEESE WAS WHITE BUT HAD BLUEISH/GREEN MOLD-LIKE SPOTS THROUGHOUT. FACILITY DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAID FOOD. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ROUTINELY CHECK ALL FOODS FOR SIGNS OF SPOILAGE AND TO FOLLOW FIRST IN FIRST OUT (FIFO) ROTATION PRACTICES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(B).
    code 1Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: FOUND FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: 25 POUNDS OF COOKED POTATOES AT 52.5F IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND 15 POUNDS OF COOKED POTATOES AT 64.2F IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. OPERATOR DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAID FOOD. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO MAINTAIN ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW OR 140F OR ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
    code 3Priority
  • 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 TINFOIL BEING USED AS LINERS ON KITCHEN COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN SO SURFACES ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    code 32
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED A LARGE HOLE IN THE BASEMENT FLOOR NEAR THE PREP AREA WHERE FACILITY IS INSTALLING PLUMBING FOR A NEW DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SO FLOOR IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 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 GAPS IN THE BASEMENT WALL NEAR THE FOOD PREP AREA BY THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AN OUTLET COVER AND TO MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS. OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE FLOOR/CEILING AND WALL AT THE EAST SIDE OF THE KITCHEN ABOVE THE BASEMENT. FACILITY STATES THEY ARE MOVING DISHWASHING FACILITIES TO BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR SO FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND TO MAINTAIN.
    code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 7, 2015: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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