North Star Restaurant

April 27, 2018 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
  • failed findings8
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
    Inspector note: MUST NOT USE RAW WOODEN BOXES FOR BREAD CONTAINER. MUST BE WASHABLE CONTAINER.
    code 31
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON KITCHEN TWO DOOR TALL REACH-IN COOLER AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST REPLACE GASKETS.----RAW WOODEN BOXES USED FOR DRY FOOD/SPICE STORAGE MUST BE PAINTED /SEALED AND WASHABLE.----RAW WOODEN SHELVING ABOVE THE KITCHEN PREP TABLE. MUST PAINT/SEAL.----PEELING PLASTIC PROTECTING ON METAL PREP SHELVING IN KITCHEN MUST BE REMOVED.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: EXTERIOR OF THE GAS STOVE WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: MISSING, CRACKED AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: MISSING WALL TILES AT THE MOP SINK. MUST REPLACE.---- UNEVEN SPRAY FOAM SEALANT AROUND THE WALL OF THE MOP SINK MUST BE REMOVED. MUST BE A SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SEAL.----PEELING PLASTER IN THE CEILING OF THE WOMANS WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR. • HOLES IMPROPERLY SEALED WITH UNEVEN SPRAY FOAM. MUST SEAL TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----MUST PROVIDE CLEANABLE WALLS AND CEILING AROUND THE BASEMENT ICE MACHINE OR REMOVE MACHINE TO A DIFFERENT AREA THAT PROVIDES PROTECTION.
    code 35
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
    Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE.
    code 36
  • Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
    Inspector note: MISSING INTERNAL THERMOMETERS IN THE SMALL TWO DOOR AND ONE DOOR COOLER IN THE KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE.
    code 40
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS BEHIND THE BAR AND THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT MUST BE STORED ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE.
    code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 19, 2018: 8 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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