Lutz Continental Cafe & Pastry Shop

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: CAKE DISPLAY COOLER BEHIND FRONT COUNTER NOT MAINTAINED, AMBIENT AIR TEMPRATURE AT 46.1 F, FOUND STRAWBERRY WHIPPED CREAM CAKE AND CHOCOLATE GANACHE CAKE HELD INSIDE SAID COOLER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES- STAWBERRY WHIPPED CREAM CAKE HELD AT 50.6 F AND CHOCOLATE GANACHE CAKE HELD AT 49.4 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40 F OR BELOW IF HELD COLD. ALL OUT OF TEMPERATURE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE BLOCK BUILD UP ON REACH IN COOLER #24 CONDENSER. MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP INSIDE SAID COOLER.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT BUILD UP ON BASEMENT FLOOR SOUTH STORAGE ROOM (WITH CHRISTMAS TREE). MUST CLEAN BASEMENT FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE WATER LINE ALSO CUSTOMERS WASHROOM HANDWASH BOWL PIPE DRAINING SLOWLY. MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE WATER LINE ALSO CUSTOMERS HANDWASH BOWL MUST DRAIN QUICKLY.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO THERMOMETER INSIDE STAND UP 1-DOOR REACH IN EGG WHITE COOLER IN GARAGE. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR COOLER.
  code 40
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN CONTAINER FOR ICE SCOOP.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 22, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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