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Nico

May 16, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES ON PREMISES IN BASEMENT KITCHEN: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER PREPARING PARSELY FOR GARNISH WITH BARE HANDS. INSTRUCTED FOOD HANDLERS THAT BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOOD IS PROHIBITED. CHEF VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED PARSELY. POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES ON 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER CARRYING OVER A HANDLFUL OF CURED SALMON TO THE CUTTING BOARD WITH GLOVES ON. FOOD HANDLER THEN RUBBED HANDS ON A TOWEL, THEN USED THE TOWEL TO GRAB A FRYING PAN, THEN FOOD HANDLER GRAB FOOD ITEMS WITH HIS GLOVES FOR AN OMELETTE, THEN ATTEMPTED TO GRAB A CROISSANT WITH THE SAME GLOVES. EMPLOYEE THEN REMOVED GLOVES AND ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE GLOVES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS IN BETWEEN. CHEF VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED THE FOOD ITEMS THAT CAME IN CONTACT WITH FOOD HANDLERS HAND, THE CROISSANT, AND THE OMELETTE THAT WAS BEING PREPARED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD AND ICE NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINTATION DURING STORAGE ON THE BAR AND INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE: FOUND UNCOVERED DISPLAYS OF CROISSSANTS, BUNS, AND OTHER READY TO EAT PASTERIES STORED ON TOP OF THE COUNTER AT THE BAR WHERE COFFEE AND ORANGE JUICE IS STORED IN THE MORNING WITH NO COVER OR SNEEZE GUARD. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED UNCOVERED READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS ON THE COUNTER. OBSERVED MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE ICE MACHINE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ICE. INSTRUCTED TO BURN ICE AND DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: DUST BUILDUP ON THE WALL BEHIND THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE ON THE 1ST FLOOR AND THE FAN VENT COVER OF THE WALK-IN COOLER ON THE 2ND FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE DEEP FRYER ON THE 2ND FLOOR AND THE CAN OPENER BLADE ON THE 2ND FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS UNDER THE DRY FOOD STORAGE RACKS IN THE BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: OBSERVED 5 FOOD EMPLOYEES IN THE KITCHEN WITHOUT A PROPER HAIR RESTRAINT. ALL EMPLOYEES SHALL BE REQUIRED TO USE EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS TO CONFINE HAIR.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 4, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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