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Orso's Restaurant

February 6, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO TRAYS OF LASAGNA IN THE REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 49-50 DEGREES F. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 30 LBS OF PRODUCT WITH $240. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40 DEGREES F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. ALSO INSTRUCTED FACILITY ON PROPER COOLING TIMES AND METHODS. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE GAPS AROUND BASEMENT DELIVERY RAMP DOOR. AT TOP EDGES, NOTED GAPS OF APPROX. 1/2 INCH TO 1 INCH WIDE. THE DOOR ITSELF IS MADE OF A METAL GRATE, WITH APPROX. 1/2 INCH GAPS BETWEEN METAL SLATS AND THIS METAL GRATE IS THEN COVERED WITH A THIN FOIL COVER, WHICH MOVES FREELY AWAY FROM THE SIDES OF THE GRATE WHEN PUSHED. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL OUTER OPENINGS MUST BE ELIMINATED AND ENTIRE GRATE MUST BE SEALED WITH A RODENT PROOF MATERIAL. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVING AND PALLETS IN THE BASEMENT WALK IN COOLER WHERE FOOD PRODUCTS ARE STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT/SEAL THE SHELVING AND PALLETS TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED ROUGH FLOOR WHERE BASE OF 1ST FLOOR WALK IN COOLER MEET FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THIS JUNCTURE TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 12, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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