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New Line Tavern

July 23, 2026 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR WAREWASHING AREA OBSTRUCTED BY CHEST FREEZER AND INACCESSIBLE FOR HANDWASHING. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE OBSTRUCTION AND MAINTAIN ALL HANDWASHING SINKS EASILY-ACCESSIBLE FOR HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE REMOVED OBSTRUCTION FROM HANDWASHING SINK AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED HAND SOAP NOT PROVIDED AT THE FOLLOWING HANDWASHING SINKS: BAR AREA HANDWASHING SINK, FRONT WAREWASHING AREA HANDWASHING SINK (NEAR HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE), MEN'S RESTROOM HANDWASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND SOAP OR OTHER APPROVED HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AVAILABLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE PROVIDED HAND SOAP TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
code 10Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 DEAD COCKROACHES ON THE FLOOR BENEATH AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE WAREWASHING AREA (3-COMPARTMENT SINK, HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE, WATER HEATER). NO LIVE PEST ACTIVITY OR EVIDENCE OF LIVE PEST ACTIVITY OBSERVED ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEAD COCKROACHES AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREA(S) AND MAINTAIN PREMISES FREE FROM DEAD OR TRAPPED INSECTS AND OTHER PESTS TO PREVENT DECOMPOSURE AND BECOMING AN ATTRACTANT TO OTHER PESTS.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED KITCHEN AREA ICE MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR, BOUNCE PLATE UNSECURED/LOOSE AND LID IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE LISTED ICE MACHINE COMPONENTS AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT IN GOOD REPAIR AND PROPER ADJUSTMENT.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES (INTERIOR CAVITY) SALAMANDER OVEN AND DEEP FRYERS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE SOIL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE, AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF THE FACILITY TO BE SOILED: FLOOR BENEATH SHELVING IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, FLOOR BENEATH EQUIPMENT ALONG THE MAIN COOK LINE SOILED WITH GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS BENEATH EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE, AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 11, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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