La Torta Chilanga

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1932865 ON 6/16/16 NOT CORRECTED: 35 - OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES KITCHEN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. ALSO CLEAN KITCHEN PREP CEILING LIGHT SHIELDS GREASE STAINS INSIDE LIGHT SHIELD. 38 - OBSERVED FRONT JUICE BAR 2ND. PREP AREA WITH OUT HAND SINK, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA: DRY STORAGE CONTAINER AND LID FOR BEANS, STAINLESS STEEL SPICE SHELF, INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS, VENTILATION HOOD AND BLENDER.
  code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 16, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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