Mariano's

September 18, 2019 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings10
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL HAND SINKS BLOCKED INCLUDING HAND SINK NEAR GELATO BY LADDER AND BROOM , REAR DELI WITH CART AND BOXES AND FRUIT CUTTING ROOM WITH SHOPPING CART. ALL HAND SINKS NEED TO BE FULLY ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED • OBSERVED NO SOAP AT HAND SINK IN REAR BAKERY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE CITATION • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT HANDWASHING SINKS INCLUDING BAKERY AND DELI. PAPER TOWELS WERE INSTALLED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C)CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE CITATION
    code 10Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. FACILITY HAS PROCEDURE BUT NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES TO CLEAN UP A VOMIT AND DIARRHEA INCIDENT. NO CITATION ISSUED
    code 5Priority
  • water/temperature at the sink offcritical
    Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PUTTING READY TO EAT FRUIT ON READY TO EAT CAKE IN BAKERY WITH BARE HANDS. EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AND PUT ON GLOVES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010
    code 9Priority
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING SYSTEM IN PLACE. READY TO EAT AND OR TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOODS PREPARED AND HELD IN A RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST HAVE A CLEARLY MARKED LABELING SYSTEM IN PLACE TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY BY WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMED ON PREMISES, SOLD, OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LESS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS WITH THE DATE OF PREPARATION COUNTING AS DAY 1. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 23
  • Time As A Public Health Control; Procedures & Records
    Inspector note: OBSERVED TIME BEING USED AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL FOR SAUSAGE, VEGGIE AND COMBO PIZZA AT 98F. THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF A LOG AND STICKER SYSTEM FOR PIZZA BUT IS NOT BEING FILLED OUT BY EMPLOYEES. RETRAIN ALL EMPLOYEES ON HOW TO FILL OUT LOGS CORRECTLY TO USE TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL FOR PIZZA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
    code 24
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
    Inspector note: OBSERVED COOLERS WITHOUT THERMOMETERS INCLUDING SMALL REACH INS AT SUSHI STATION, DELE COOLERS GRILL COOLERS, AND BAKERY COOLERS. ALL REACH IN AND WALK IN COOLERS NEED THERMOMETERS. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
    code 36
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED 100 SMALL FLIES NEAR LOADING DOCK ON WALL. MUST ELIMINATE ALL SMALL FLY ACTIVITY. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 SMALL FLIES IN REAR BAKERY. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 SMALL FLIES NEAR HAND SINK NEXT TO GELATO. ELIMINATE ALL SMALL FLY ACTIVITY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A)
    code 38
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED HOT SOUP HANDLES MISSING ON SOUP BAR, OBSERVED DOOR OF SMALL REFRIGERATOR AT JUICE BAR AND COUNTER TO THE RIGHT OF REFRIGERATOR NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED 2 DOOR STANDING REACH IN FREEZER IN REAR DELI WITH BROKEN GASKETS. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD IN GRILL AREA WITH DARK GROOVES. MUST REPLACE.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED WALL IN BAKERY ON BACK OF OVENS WITH SQUARE OPENING. OBSERVED HOLE IN WALL NEAR GELATO. MUST CLOSE OPENINGS IN WALLS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. • OBSERVED FLOORS IN REAR BAKERY VERY WITH DIRT,DEBRIS, GREASE AND MILDEW ALONG WALLS, NEAR WALK IN COOLER AND WALK IN FREEZER, UNDER DISH MACHINE, AND TO THE LEFT OF PROOFER. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS SO EVIDENCE OF PEST AVTIVITY CAN BE DETECTED IF NECESSARY. OBSERVED FLOOR DRAINS VERY DIRTY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: BAKERY, MOP ROOM, AND DELI. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOOR DRAINS. • OBSERVED REAR BAKERY WITH UNECESSARY ITEMS INCLUDING EXTRA NON WORKING COOLERS AND RACKS. REMOVE ALL UNECESSARY ITEMS AND STORE ALL REMAINING ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 15, 2019: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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