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Metropolis Coffee Company

April 17, 2017 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: FOOD REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED.NO CUSTOMER ADVISORY SIGN ON SITE,SANITARIAN PROVIDED,SERVING FRESH EGGS.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: BROKEN RUBBER GASKET AT INTERIOR OF TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER BY THE REAR EXIT DOOR,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.SURFACE OF PREP TABLE BY THE CONVENTION OVEN SURFACE IN POROUS AND BLACK,UNABLE TO CLEAN;SURFACE OF SELF SERVING AREA(DINING AREA)BROKEN,WOOD IS UNEVEN AND ROUGH SURFACE;WOOD CABINETS THROUGHOUT SURFACE ARE POROUS,NOT CLEANABLE INCLUDE RAW WOOD LEG OF THE FRONT COUNTER,WHICH IS ALSO WRAPPED WITH BLUE DUCT TAPE.INTERIOR OF THE DOORS OF CABINET UNDER THE SELF SERVE COFFEE STATION IN DINING AREA ARE PARTIALLY BROKEN,LEAVING DOOR WITH A POROUS MATERIAL. BROKEN BLACK DOOR HANDLE AT TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER UNDER THE COUNTER TOP,NEED TO REPLACE.ALL ITEMS MENTIONED MUST HAVE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. A SNEEZE GUARD IS NEEDED AT COFFEE REAR STATION,AREA OPENED TO PUBLIC.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH ,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF THE MOP SINK WITH BLACK DEBRIS,INTERIOR OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT WITH FOOD DEBRIS.CONVENTION OVEN WITH BURNED FOOD AT BOTTOM OF THE SHELF,NEED TO REMOVE EXCESS DUST AND SPIDER WEBS BUILD-UP ON ALL THE SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MISSING COVING/BASEBOARD WALL IN PREP AREA,MUST PROVIDE.PEELING PAINT ON FLOOR BY THE CONVENTION OVEN AND IN FRONT/SIDE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. EXCESS DEBRIS,GRIMES AND SPIDER WEBS ON THE FLOORS,ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS,CORNER AND UNDER ALL EQUIPMENTS,AND UNDER PREP TABLE AND COUNTER TOP.(COFFEE BEANS,PAPERS,FOODS,AND ACCUMULATION OF EXCESS DUST).NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THROUGHOUT,INCLUDED DISH WASHING AREA . (FRONT AREA)
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: PEELING PAINT AROUND THE KNIFE RACK,EXCESS DUST AND SPIDER WEBS ON WALLS THROUGHOUT,INCLUDED THE STAFF REAR WASHROOM. SEAL WALLS AROUND PIPE ON CEILING. WALLS BEHIND THE PREP TABLE IN PREP AREA WITH FOOD SPILLAGE AND DUST INCLUDED SMALL PIPES AND WALL LEDGES. MUST KEEP WALLS FREE OF DUST. ALSO SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. EXCESS DUST ON PIPES IN PREP AREA REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: THREAD FAUCET PROVIDED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN PREP AREA,NEED TO PROVIDE UN THREAD FAUCET AT SAID SINK
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: NO STEM THERMOMETER PROVIDED ON PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN TO BE ABLE TO CHECK FOOD TEMPERATURE
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 25, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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