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Original Pancake House

January 8, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED SAUSAGE 50.2F, HAM 49.6F, AND DICED TOMATOES 49.7F STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE ON PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD. ALL COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 40F OR BELOW DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES-FOOD HANDLERS TOUCHING FACE, SOILED APRONS AND WASHCLOTHS, CLEANING EQUIPMENT WITH BARE HANDS AND PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT WASHING HANDS BETWEEN TASKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MONITOR EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING. HANDS MUST BE WASHED BETWEEN TASKS AND AT ANY TIME OF POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS TOUCHING CHOPPED PECANS WITH BARE HANDS AND PLACING ON READY TO EAT PANCAKES, TOUCHING READY TO EAT WAFFLES WITH BARE HANDS AND PLACING ON PLATE, TOUCHING READY TO EAT SAUSAGE WITH BARE HANDS AND PLACING IN FOIL FOR SERVICE. INFORMED MANAGER THERE IS NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOOD, MUST USE GLOVES, TONGS, SPOONS, SPATULAS, ETC. MANAGER PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED OF NO BARE HAND CONTACT ON 11-21-14. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010A.
code 6Priority
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: INVERT ALL CARRYOUT CONTAINERS IN PREP AREA TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: SEAL LOOSE GASKET ON PREP COOLER DOOR ACROSS FROM GRILL IN PREP AREA. DEFROST INTERIOR OF MILK COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL PREP COOLERS, GRILLS, OVENS, SERVICE COUNTERS, PREP TABLES, MIXERS, HOLDING UNITS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, SERVICE, AND BASEMENT AREAS (FOOD DEBRIS, SPILLS, ETC).
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO LIGHT SHIELDS MISSING IN LEFT VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ELEVATE SODA DISPENSERS OFF FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA. STORE MOP HEADS UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 16, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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