Mcdonald's #490

March 28, 2024 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
    Inspector note: OBSERVED REACH-IN COOLER NEXT TO GRILL AREA MISSING INTERNAL THERMOMETER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER IN CONSPICUOUS LOCATION IN ALL EQUIPMENT USED TO HOLD TCS FOOD AND MAINTAIN.
    code 36
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED PLASTIC WRAP TIED AROUND PREP SINK IN THE COOK LINE AREA, USED TO HOLD DRAIN PLUMBING IN PLACE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PLASTIC WRAP AND CEASE USE OF MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY-CLEANABLE IN FOOD PREP AREAS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN DRIVE-THRU AREA WITH INADEQUATE SEALING ALONG EQUIPMENT AND WALL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SEALING TO ALL FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT EXPOSED TO SPILLAGE AND SEEPAGE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR CAVITY OF 2-DOOR VERTICAL COOLER NEXT TO DEEP FRYERS TO BE SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND FOOD DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD PREP SINK DRAIN PLUMBING IN COOK LINE AREA TO BE LOOSE AND IN POOR REPAIR, PLASTIC WRAP USED TO HOLD IN PLACE TO AVOID SPILLAGE WHEN DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR PREP SINK DRAIN PLUMBING TO PREVENT SPILLAGE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
    code 51
  • Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
    Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE LID NOT CLOSED AND SECURED, WITH CARDBOARD AND OTHER WASTE DEBRIS EXTENDING OUTSIDE OF THE RECEPTACLE AND ON THE GROUND OF THE SURROUNDING ENCLOSURE. INSTRUCTED TO ROUTINELY CLEAN OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLES, OUTSIDE WASTE ENCLOSURES, AND ENSURE ADEQUATE FREQUENCY OF COMMERCIAL WASTE REMOVAL TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF WASTE AND DEBRIS IN OUTSIDE ENCLOSURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(B) CITATION ISSUED.
    code 54
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF THE PHYSICAL FACILITY TO BE SOILED WITH FOOD AND/OR DEBRIS: FLOOR BENEATH DRY STORAGE PUSH SHELVES IN REAR STORAGE AREA, FLOOR BENEATH COOKING AND HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT ALONG THE MAIN COOK LINE, WALLS AND FLOOR BEHIND ICE CREAM EQUIPMENT ALONG FRONT SERVICE LINE, BASE COVING THROUGHOUT THE GRILL LINE AND REAR KITCHEN AREA, FLOOR AND FLOOR DRAINS BENEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NEAR DRIVE THRU. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN PHYSICAL FACILITIES AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF FOOD AND DEBRIS AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 1, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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