Michael's On Main Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR OF ALL SINKS AT REAR PREP/DISHWASH AREA, FOOD BUILD UP ON ALL SHELVES AT PREP AREAS, FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE PREP REACH IN COOLERS DOOR GASKETS AND PREP TABLE TOPS AND TABLE LEGS WITH FOOD BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS/CORNERS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AND DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STAINS/FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND AND AROUND SINKS AT REAR PREP/DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE BACK FLOW DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: METAL STEM THERMOMETER NOT CALIBRATE FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND CALIBRATE THEROMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
  code 40
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED METAL ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN CONTAINER FOR ICE SCOOP.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 20, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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