North Star Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RUST ON LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE AND MICROWAVE STAND. REMOVE RUST AND RESTORE SURFACE TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED TORN GASKETS REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE ON 2 DOOR REACH IN REFRIGERATOR IN KITHCEN. REMOVE DUCT TAPE AND REPLACE TORN GASKETS. OBSERVED RAW WOOD USED AS CUTTING BOARD. ALL WOOD CUTTING BOARDS MUST BE FOOD GRADE. RAW WOOD CAN NOT BE USED.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE MACHINE UNCLEAN IN CORNERS WITH DIRT . CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OBSERVED FLOOR MIXER UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED HEAT SHEILD BEHIND STOVE WITH EXCESS GREASE ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR TILES IN DISREPAIR NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HOLE IN OUTLET COVER ABOVE RIGHT SIDE OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED HOLE IN CEILING ABOVE MOP SINK. CLOSE HOLE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED CEILING OF BASEMENT ON SOUTH SIDE IN DISREPAIR DUE TO LEAK. REPAIR LEAKING CONDITION AND RESTORE REPALCE CEILING.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN WOMENS WASHROOM. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. RESTORE HOT WATER PRESSURE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN REFRIGERATOR. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN THERMOMETERS IN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SODA AND WATER IN BASEMENT NEEDS TO BE STORED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 9, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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