Kurah

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: INADEQUATE UTENSILS SANITATION. FOUND LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE WITH NO TRACES OF SANITZER ON TEST STRIPS. INSTRUCTED MGR TO PROVIDE PROPER SANITIZER CONCENTRATION FOR FINAL RINSE. MACHINE IS TAGGED NOT ALLOWED TO USE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030. MUST CONTACT THE OFFICE OF CDPH FOR TAG REMVOAL INSPECTION.
  code 8Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD AND SANITAION MGR ON SITE NO CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ( CHICKEN, BEEF). INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-012
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO LIDS FOR ICE BIN AT BAR, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: NO BASEBOARD AT WALL UNDER 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: DAMAGED CEILING PANELS ABOVE PREP TABLES, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AT KITCHEN CEILING LIGH FIXTURE, NO LIGHTING IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 36
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF ICE CUBES AT BAR ICE BIN, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP OFF ICE.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 1, 2015: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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