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Nola Cafe & Bar

January 28, 2022 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: NOTED FISH FILLET IN STANDING WATER INSIDE IN THE PREP SINK THAWING. THE MANAGER STATED THAT THE FISH WAS THAWING. DISCUSSED WITH MANAGEMENT THE DIFFERENT METHODS OF DEFROSTING FOOD:- EITHER UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER OR INSIDE THE REFRIGERATION UNIT. PRODUCT TEMPERATURE WAS ADEQUATE AT THE TIME.
code 35
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME, INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
code 37
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: NOTED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH NO WATER STOPPERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MISSING STOPPERS. • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS FOOD STORED INSIDE TIN CANS AT THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PROPERLY TO STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD-GRADE CONTAINERS.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE SHELVES UNDERNEATH THE MICROWAVE, FLOORS INSIDE ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS, AND SERVICE COOLERS WITH DIRT, DEBRIS, FOOD CRUMBS, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN PREP. MUST UPGRADE HOUSEKEEPING.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: NOTED HEAVY CLUTTER BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREA ON SHELVES, FLOOR, AND INSIDE THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL, CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY OR UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PESTS. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS AT THE FOLLOWING AREAS:- FLOORS UNDERNEATH COOKING STOVE AND FRYERS AT THE FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA WITH HEAVY GREASE, DIRT AND GRIME, FLOORS UNDERNEATH THE STAIRWAY LEADING TO THE BASEMENT, FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT FOOD/DRY STORAGE AREA. MUST UPGRADE HOUSEKEEPING.
code 55

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Compared with Pass on January 16, 2020: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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