Macaroni Grill (T3-K2)

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION,STORAGE,SERIOUS VIOLATION,CITATION ISSUED-FOUND INTERIOR ICE MACHINE DIRTY WITH BLACK MOLD CLINGING TO THE WALLS AND TUBES TOUCHING ICE AND ICE WATER ;INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE/CALL SERVICE ,GIVEN 5 DAYS 12-06-10 TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION
  code 16
• ⚠️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. INTERIOR OF 2 DOOR COOLER UNCLEAN,DUST ACCUMULATION MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN; FLUCTUATING THERMOSTAT FOR DISHMACHINE MUST BE FIXED,CHECKED FINAL RINSE HOT WATER WAS 185 F
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. 3 CHOPPING BOARDS IN THE PREP AREA,PIZZA AREA UNCLEAN,STAINED AND WITH DEEP CUTS MUST BE CLEAN OR REPLACED
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN THE PREP AREA MUST BE REPLACED
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER IN PREP COOLER FOR PIZZA INGREDIENTS
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 23, 2010: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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