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Melrose Diner

January 17, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

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, SINGLE USE CREAMER CUPS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE ON DINING ROOM TABLES AND AT THE BAR. NOTED APPROX. 2 LBS OF CREAMERS, WORTH $10 AT 70 DEGREES. INSTRUCTED THAT FACILITY MUST MAINTAIN COLD, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED THE CREAMERS. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR DINING COUNTER SITTING STOOLS. MUST NOT USE TAPE TO REPAIR SOAP DISPENSER IN THE SERVER STATION PREP AREA. RAW WOODEN SHELVING AT THE SERVER STATION PREP MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED. ALL MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DIRTY SHELVING WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS UNDER BOTH COOKS LINE FLAT AND GAS GRILLS. DIRTY EXTERIOR OF DISH WASHING MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MISSING FLOOR TILES UNDER SEVERAL DINING ROOM BOOTHS. MUST REPLACE.MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR THE FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER. • OBSERVED HALF OF THE BASEMENT SUMP PUMP COVER IS MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A FULL COVER. OBSERVED WOODEN PALLETS BEING USED AS FLOOR COVING IN FRONT OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. NOTED THE PALLETS TO BE ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE PALLETS AND PROVIDE A FLOOR COVERING THAT IS NON-ABSORBENT, EASILY CLEANABLE AND DURABLE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATING ON THE INTERIOR OF THE HOOD, ESPECIALLY OVER THE STOVE AND FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD AND MAINTAIN. • EXCESSIVE GREASE ON WALL PIPING BEHIND COOKS LINE FLAT GRILL. BLACK MOLD ON WALL AT THE DISH MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. MISSING AND WATER DAMAGED WALLS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPLACE ALL TO BE SEALED, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AND SHIELD END CAPS THROUGHOUT THE COOKS LINE AND ENTRANCE TO BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLERS. MUST REPLACE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: THE RIGHT FAUCET IN THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM IS NOT PROVIDING HOT OR COLD WATER. A SECOND, WORKING FAUCET IS AVAILABLE IN THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE FAUCET TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED ADDITIONAL CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT, INCLUDING EXTRA CHAIRS, TABLES, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. THE STORAGE OF THESE ITEMS PREVENTS ACCESS TO A PORTION OF THE BASEMENT (THERE IS NOT PATH BIG ENOUGH TO WALK THROUGH TO GET TO THE FAR WALLS). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY MATERIALS FROM PREMISES AND ORGANIZE ALL STORAGE TO BE 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. MUST ELIMINATE POSSIBLE PEST HARBORAGE AREAS. • ALL UNUSED COOKING EQUIPMENT AND OTHER STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT MUST BE REMOVED FROM PREMISES, OR STORED CLEANED, PROPERLY STORED AND ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR TO PREVENT INSECT AND PEST HARBORING.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN THE SERVER STATION PREP AND ON COOKS LINE MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION. • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP BEING STORED IMPROPERLY ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE SANITARY CONTAINER FOR THE ICE SCOOP.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 15, 2016: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 8 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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