Lula Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Found some food items not properly dated in walk in cooler, must properly date food items in walk in cooler.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Cutting boards that had deep cuts in kitchen prep areas, shall be replaced. Caulk around 3 compartment sinks in kitchen prep areas, and by dish machine station, in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced. Caulk around exposed hand sinks in kitchen prep area, bar area in state of disrepair, shall be repaired/replaced. Reach in cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Non food contact surfaces of ice machine(exterior), not clean, need detailed cleaning, walk in cooler shelving/racks that had excess food debris, need detailed cleaning(crevices). Kitchen storage racks/ shelving not clean, had excess grease build up, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Floors under heavy equipment in kitchen prep area not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners). Floors in bar area counter not clean, had excess debris accumulation need detailed cleaning(corners).
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Walls that had peeling paint/ exposed plaster in bsmt prep area, storage areas, shall be repaired/sealed.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Damaged, broken light shields in bsmt prep area shall be replaced.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 18, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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