Martha's Grill

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE, LOCATED IN FRONT HOT HOLDING UNIT: 126.8F, COOKED RICE 3LBS, AT VALUE $16, MANAGER STATED TOTAL WEIGHT OF 3LBS LBS AT APPROXIMATELY VALUE OF $16 MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED/DENATURED SAID FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL COLD FOOD AT 40 F OR BELOW AND HOT FOOD AT 140 OR ABOVE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED AS LINER ON SHELVING UNIT, UNDERNEATH FRONT HOT STATION BETWEEN 2 DOOR COOLER AND 3 DOOR REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILE DIRECTLY ABOVE ENTRANCE TO EMPLOYEE RESTROOM, ADJACENT TO DISH WASHING AREA. ENCOURAGE MANAGER TO FIND SOURCE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED DOOR SWEEP, ON REAR EXIT DOOR, SLIGHTLY BENT. DOOR IS RODENT-PROOF. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR DOOR SWEEP. MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 26, 2017: 3 findings appeared for the first time.

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