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Metro Deli

February 15, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings2

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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: DURING INSPECTION FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES 2LBS OF CUT TOMATOES AT COLD HOLDING UNIT AT 49.8F AND 2LBS OF SAUSAGE AT 47.6F IN STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINERS MAINTAINING A TEMPERATURE OF 39.4F AT TIME OF INSPECTION.MANAGEMENT DISCARDED AND DENATURED PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY. COLD FOODS MUST MAINTAIN 40F AND BELOW AT ALL TIMES.. THE COVER TO THE COLD HOLDING WAS OPEN AT TIME OF ISNPECTION.ALSO INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO MAINTAIN COVER CLOSED AT ALL TIMES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE.
    code 3Priority
  • hand hygiene slippingcritical
    Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
    Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED A FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBER WASHING THEIR HANDS AT A PREP SINK AND DRYING HER HANDS ON HER UNIFORM AND THEN DRYING THEM WITH HAND TOWELS. INSTRUCTED STAFF MEMBER TO ALWAYS WASH THEIR HANDS AT THE EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH SOAP AND DRY HANDS WITH HAND TOWELS AT ALL TIMES.
    code 6Priority
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: MUST ALWAYS MAINTAIN FLOORS DRY AT BAR AND FOOD PREP AREAS. MUST CLEAN ALL FLOORS AT CORNERS TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS AND BROKEN GLASS.
    code 34
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD AT 3DR REACH IN COOLER BY THE POPCORN MAKING AREA.
    code 36
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: MUST TIGHTEN FAUCET BASE AT ALL 3COMP SINKS ON PREMISES.
    code 38
  • Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE WORKING THERMOMETERS AT ALL COOLERS, REFRIGERATORS AND COLD HOLDING UNITS AT ALL TIMES.
    code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 17, 2012: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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