Lincoln Restaurant

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

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Failed findings

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
  Inspector note: All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. OBSERVED COOK PREPARING FOODS WITHOUT WASHING HIS HANDS AFTER; SCRATCHING HIS NOSE AND FACE AND JUST WIPING HIS HAND ON A SOILED TOWEL. INSTRUCTED HAND MUST BE WASHED AFTER ANY CONTAMINATING CONDITION, IN THE EXPOSED SINK WITH WARM WATER AND SOAP. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-010[A].
  code 6Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL PREP FOODS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST REPLACE BROKEN GASKETS ON ONE DOOR REACH IN FREEZER, RUSTY SHELVES INSIDE SAME FREEZER AND INSIDE WALK IN COOLER, ALSO REPLACE MISSING HANDLES ON STEAM TABLES LIDS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN-SANITIZE; COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS, BOTTOM PANELS OF STEAM TABLE, COOKING EQUIPMENT, MEAT SLICER, CAN OPENER, UPPER PANEL OF ICE MACHINE, ALL EQUIPMENT THRU-OUT PREMISES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES THRU-OUT PREP AREAS AND DISH WASHING AREA AND CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT SAME AREAS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST CLEAN HOOD, FILTERS, WALLS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND DISH WASHING AREA AND REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED CEILING PANELS THRU-OUT.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. ICE SCOOPS AND CLEANING TOWELS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 29, 2010: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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