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La Havana Cafe

May 31, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings3

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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: FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IS CLOGGED ,FULL OF WASTE WATER. UNABLE TO USE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK DUE TO WATER BACKING UP ONTO FLOOR IN DISH ROOM AND PREP AREA/KITCHEN WHICH PRESENTLY IS IN USE. PLUMBER REPORTED ON PREMISES AT 2:50PM TO CORRECT. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030.
code 10Priority
food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: FOUND EXPOSED HAND SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA/BAR WITHOUT SOAP.EXPOSED HAND SINK IN KITCHEN/DISHROOM WITHOUT PAPER. ALSO AT SAID SINK UTENSILS AND A CONTAINER WAS STORED IN IT,PERSONALLY REMOVE THEM.SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS WAS PROVIDED UPON OUR REQUEST(SANITATIAN AND SUPERVISOR). SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS MUST BE PROVIDED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK AT ALL TIMES FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 12Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: FOUND CUBAN SANDWICHES(SLICED COOKED PORK, HAM AND SWISS CHEESE AT TEMP OF 73.8F-75.6-77.8F TO 81.1F),STORED ON TOP THE SHELF ABOVE THE STEAM TABLE; A WHOLE PIECE OF COOKED PORK STORED ON SHELF ABOVE THE STEAM TABLE AT TEMP OF 45.5F TO 51.2F. HOT FOOD MUST 140F AND ABOVE, COLD FOOD 40F AND BELOW. FOUND A PACKAGE OF SLICED HAM INSIDE THE SMALL COOLER AT TEMP OF 57.6F. COOLER UNIT MAINTAIN TEMP OF 35.7F. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED. POUNDS 25 , VALUE $200. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: UTENSILS(TEASPOONS) STORED ON TOP THE FRONT COUNTER MUST BE INVERTED.OBSERVED ICE SCOOP NOT PROTECTED,STORED ON TOP THE SHELF BY PAPER AND NOTE BOOKS. MUST PROVIDE AN ENCLOSED ICE SCOOP CONTAINER
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GRIME AND MINERAL DEPOSIT BUILD-UP INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FOOD SPILLAGE AND DEBRIS ON KITCHEN SHELVES, BOXES AND CONTAINERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR BESIDE AND BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE WITH DEBRIS ,ALSO UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER/BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT..INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: ACCUMULATED GREASE AND DUST IN VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: WATER PIPE UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AT FRONT PREP/BAR AREA IS LEAKING.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 3, 2015: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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