King Crab Tavern/Seafood Grill

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow
  Inspector note: WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE FIRST COMPARTMENT SINK AND THIRD COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN I PULLED OUT THE DRAIN STOPPER ON THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR THE SINK TO HAVE WELL DRAINING SINK. CITATION ISSUES CRITICAL 7-38-030. MANAGER CALLED THE PLUMBER DURING INSPECTION. THE PLUMBER WAS ABLE TO FIX THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND IS NOW DRAINING WELL.
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND PREP TABLE IN THE PREP AREA. MUST RE CAULK AROUND THE WASHBOWL SINK IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN. RAW WOOD ON THE WALLS ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK,NEEDS TO BE SEALED OR PAINTED.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL EXTERIOR SIDES OF THE STOVE AND OVEN (WITH GREASE BUILD -UP) AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN AND REMOVE DUST ACCUMULATED ON THE TOP STORAGE ABOVE THE FRONT COUNTER AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: HOOD AND TUBE CONNECTED TO THE HOOD WITH DUST ACCUMULATED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST STORE ICE SCOOP IN A SEPARATE CONTAINER,NOT INSIDE THE ICE BINS BEHIND THE BAR.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 12, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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