Orso's Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical
  Inspector note: THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD IS NOT RECORDED ON ALL SHELLSTOCK TAGS THAT WERE PROVIDED ON SITE. THE FACILITY MUST RECORD THE DATE WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK WAS SOLD. FACILITY MANAGER WENT THROUGH ALL INVOICE RECEIPTS IN HOUSE TO VERIFY WHEN LAST SHELLSTOCK ITEMS WERE SOLD PER TAG. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 14Priority
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER BASEMENT AND 1ST FLOOR WALK-IN COOLER. TOMATO MEAT SAUCE MEASURED BETWEEN 50.1-58.9F; TOMATO SAUCE MEASURED BETWEEN 50.3F-54.6F; COOKED CHICKEN MEASURED AT 49.8F. ALL TCS ITEMS HAVE BEEN DISCARDED AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $670 AT AN APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF 380 POUNDS. DISCUSSED PROPER COOLING PROCEDURES OF TCS FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
  Inspector note: CLEAN DISHWARE STORED ON SHELVES HAVE NOT BEEN AIR DRIED PROPERLY AFTER SANITIZING. AFTER CLEANING AND SANITZING ALL EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS SHALL BE AIR DRIED BEFORE USE. CLOTH DRYING OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS IS NOT APPROVED.
  code 44
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING BACKFLOW IN BASEMENT MOP SINK. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HOLE IN WALL IN MOP SINK AREA. FACILITY MUST SEAL AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 25, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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