Noodles And Company

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE THAT RELATES TO FOODBORNE ILLNESSES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
  code 3Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: 4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED A MINOR BROWNISH SUBSTANCE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED BY THE INTERIOR ICE MAKER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
  code 16
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: 3-302.12 OBSERVED DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED WITH THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 75 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE CEILING IN THE REAR DISH WASHING/FOOD PREP AREA AND ABOUT 10 LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND THE BSMT PREP/STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE SMALL FLIES ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
  code 38
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: 2-402.11 OBSERVED MALE FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT BEARD GUARDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 40
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
  Inspector note: 4-904.11 OBSERVED TO GO CONTAINERS NOT INVERTED BY THE CUSTOMER DRINK/SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT THE TO GO CONTAINERS IN ORDER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
  code 45
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS IN BETWEEN REFRIGERATION UNITS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE FOOD, DIRT AND GREASE DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 25, 2022: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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