Old Town Pizza Pub

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings8
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees. NO HAND SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS WERE AVAILABLE AT THE PREP AREA EXPOSED HANDSINK. ALSO, NO HAND SOAP WAS AVAILABLE AT THE BAR EXPOSED HANDSINK. MANAGER PROVIDED SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT BOTH AREAS AT MY REQUEST. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL HANDSINKS MUST BE SUPPLIED WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS FOR HANDWASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 12Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED CHICKEN TENDERS AT 44F, SLICED CHEESES AT 50F, AND SOUR CREAM AT 46F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 5# OF FOOD WORTH $40. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE BAR LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE NOT SANITIZING DISHES. NO CHLORINE WAS DETECTED AT THE FINAL RISE. DISHMACHINE WAS BEING USED TO WASH DISHES. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. DISHMACHINE MUST SANITIZE AT 100 PPM CHLORINE. FAX REINSPECTION WHEN DISHMACHINE IS WORKING PROPERLY. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 8Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE BUILDUP OF LIME, SCALE AND MOLD ON THE INSIDE SURFACES OF THE MACHINE. THE ICE MACHINE WAS NOT BEING USED AT THIS TIME. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE MACHINE. FAX REINSPECTION LETTER WHEN UNIT HAS BEEN CLEANED. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 16
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE WIRE STORAGE RACKS ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND NEXT TO THE PIZZA OVEN, TOP OF THE PIZZA OVEN, VENTILATION HOOD.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND THE DEEP FRYERS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS AND CEILING TILES IN THE PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PROVIDE DRAIN LINE HOSES CONNECTED TO THE SODA GUN HOLDERS BEHIND THE BAR.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 16, 2010: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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