Nicky's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings9
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY WITH NO VOMIT DIARRHEAL SPILL KIT AND NO CORRESPONDING CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 5Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE DISPLAY COOLER AT THE FRONT LINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 36
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS (WITH SEASONINGS LEMON PEPPER, BARBRQUE SPICE AND BEANS) WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 37
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SMALL WHITE BOWL INSIDE FOOD CONTAINER WITH BEANS BEING USED AS A SCOOP IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
  code 39
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY.
  code 41
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED; SINK IS LEAKING MASSIVELY AT DRAINPIPE WHEN WATER FROM ONE COMPARTMENT IS DRAINED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 48
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER WITH BROKEN AND CRACKED LID PREVENTING TIGHT FITTING LID. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF MOP INSIDE OF EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 22, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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