Maxwell Street Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: NO HAND CLEANSER AVAILABLE AT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM WASH BOWL. MUST PROVIDE. PRIOROTY VIOLATION 7-38-030C • NO HAND DRYING DEVICE PROVIDED AT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM WASHBOWL. MUST PROVIDE. PRIOROITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030C. COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION FOR HAND CLEANSER.
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN CUTTING BOARDS, PREP TABLES, INTERIOR OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, AND SHELVES IN REFRIGERATION UNITS. REMOVE GREASE AND OTHER FOOD DEBRIS.
  code 16
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: NOTED APPROXIMATELY 40LBS OF GROUND BEEF IN THE WALK IN COOLER BETWEEN 66-77 DEGREES F. MUST MAINTAIN TCS FOOD AT 41 DEGREES F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005
  code 22
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: TCS FOOD SUCH AS COOKED CHICKEN AND COOKED BEEF STORED IN VARIOUS COOLERS WITHOUT THE PROPER DATE MARKING. ALL READY TO EAT TCS FOOD PREPARED AND HELD IN A RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY BY WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMED, SOLD OR DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005
  code 23
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS, COUNTERS AND ALL SURFACES THROUGHOUT. REMOVE GREASE AND OTHER FOOD DEBRIS.
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: NOTED BOTTLES OF BLEACH HANGING FROM THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK STOPPER LEVERS TO KEEP THE DRAINS CLOSED. MUST REPAIR STOPPERS SO THEY WORK PROPERLY.
  code 48
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: PROVIDE MORE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE WALK IN COOLER.
  code 56
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE. NOTED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 8/13/2020. (38)OBSERVED 1/4" GAP ON BOTTOM OF SIDE DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. (39)OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA, WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR. MUST CORRECT CORE VIOLATIONS BY THE DATES SPECIFIED ON THE REPORT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 13, 2020: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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