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Luciano's Grocery-18Th St

November 8, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings12
critical findings1

Failed findings

Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical

Inspector note: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2102719 ON 10/27/17: 18 - FOUND FRUIT FLY ACTIVITY AT PREMISES. OBSERVED MORE THAN 50 FRUIT FLIES ON WALLS BEHIND MEAT CUTTING AREAS. MUST ELIMINATE FLIES. CLEAN AND SANITIZE MEAT CUTTING AREAS AND NOTIFY PEST CONTROL OPERATOR. ALSO, OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY IN THE BASEMENT AND 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR OF THE 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA AND 5 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON PILES OF WOOD IN THE BASEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS AND REMOVE DROPPINGS WHERE NOTED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 14Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING PREPARATION. OBSERVED 3 FLY STRIPS HUNG ABOVE THE FOOD PREP TABLES BEHIND THE MEAT COUNTER AND 1 OUTDOOR ELECTRIC BUG ZAPPER STORED ABOVE THE CHEST FREEZER NEXT TO THE MEAT COUNTER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT THESE DEVICES CANNOT BE STORED IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers

Inspector note: PREVIOUS INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FROM 10/27/17 WAS NOT POSTED ON THE PREMISES WHERE IT WAS VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B.
code 28
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL PACKAGED FOODS MUST BE LABELED WITH NAME OF PRODUCT AND INGREDIENTS.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED MULTIPLE BROKEN GLASS DOORS FOR THE DELI CASE HELD TOGETHER BY TAPE. MUST REPLACE THE BROKEN GLASS DOORS. OBSERVED CHICHARRONES STORED IN BLACK GARBAGE BAGS AND FROZEN FOODS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS. OBSERVED RAW WOOD ON TOP OF THE CHICHARRONES CASE ON THE DELI COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PAINT OR SEAL THE TOP. REPAINT RUSTED GREASE TRAP UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: FOUND FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN: SINKS, PREPARATION TABLES, AND EXHAUST HOOD FILTERS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL EQUIPMENT MENTIONED. CLEAN ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, STORAGE SHELVES, DIRTY POTS AND PANS, WIRES TO DRY THE CHICHARRONES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT FOLLOWING AREAS: FRONT AND REAR KITCHEN AREAS, BASEMENT, AND 2ND FLOOR STORAGE. REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES BEHIND THE DELI COUNTER AND GROCERY DISPLAY AREAS. REMOVE THE GREASE FROM THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: FOUND WALLS AND CEILING NOT CLEAN AT MAIN KITCHEN.(FOOD SPLATTER). MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE. DAMAGED CEILING DRYWALL IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR. REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE THE BAGGED ICE FREEZER.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: FOUND LIGHTS NOT SHIELDED AT MAIN KITCHEN AND ABOVE DELI COOLER. MUST SHIELD ALL LIGHT FIXTURES. LIGHTS INSIDE OF HOT HOLDING CASE FOR CHICHARRONES MUST BE SHIELDED OR SHATTERPROOF.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: FOUND NO DRAINBOARD OR DRYING RACK FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE. FOUND NO VACUUM BREAKER AT MOP SINK FAUCET. MUST PROVIDE. OBSERVED A DISCONNECTED DRAIN PIPE IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN THE 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA. ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR MUST BE 6" OFF OF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS TO ELIMINATE PEST HARBORAGE.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: FOUND FOOD HANDLERS AT PREMISES WITH NO FOODHANDLER CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 27, 2017: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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