Pete's Pizza & Bakehouse

June 7, 2022 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings11
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: THE HAND SINK LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE REAR KITCHEN IS BLOCKED BY TABLES, AND WATER WAS SHUT OFF AT THE HAND SINK.---THE HAND SINK LOCATED IN THE REAR PREP-LINE AREA WAS BLOCKED BY A PLASTIC PITCHER.---THE FACILITY MUST ENSURE HAND SINKS ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND SUPPLIED WITH WATER OF AT LEAST 100*F, SOAP, AND DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. PIC ENSURED ALL HAND SINKS WERE ACCESSIBLE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) • PAPER TOWELS ARE NOT PROVIDED AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE DISH AREA. PIC PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS ON SITE. SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
    code 10Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: SOME AREAS IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ICE MACHINE ARE IN NEED OF CLEANING.
    code 16
  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: VARIOUS TCS PIZZA (SPINACH, MEAT-FILLED CALZONE, DEEP-DISH PIZZA) LEFT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN THE DISPLAY CASE WAS MEASURED BETWEEN 71.9 - 82.5 *F. PIZZA WAS DISCARDED ON-SITE. PRIORITY CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    code 21
  • Time As A Public Health Control; Procedures & Records
    Inspector note: OBSERVED INACCURATE TEMPERATURE LOGS FOR TCS PIZZAS ON DISPLAY USING TIME AS A MEANS OF CONTROL. TEMPERATURE LOGS NOTED WITH HOT PIZZA TEMPERATURES ALL AT 170F FOR ALL PIZZAS ON ALL DAYS OF RECORDS MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO USE METAL STEM THERMOMETERS ON-SITE TO TAKE ACCURATE FOOD TEMPERATURES AND MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE LOGS WITH ACTUAL HOT FOOD TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    code 24
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS DO NOT HAVE LABELS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: THE EXTERIOR BACK EXIT DOOR AND SIDE DOOR NEAR THE PIZZA PREP AREA, ALLOW ACCESS FOR PESTS. DOORS MUST BE SOLID AND TIGHT-FITTING. DOORS WERE CLOSED ON SITE.
    code 38
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: BOXES OF FOOD STORED ON THE WALK-IN FREEZER FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE.
    code 39
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACE OF RUSTED SHELVING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND SHELVING NEAR THE STAND-UP REACH-IN COOLER AT THE END OF THE COOKLINE IS NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE IS NOT CLEAN TO SIGHT AND TOUCH. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE OVEN AND EXTERIOR OF COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD AND GREASE ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • FLOORS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AREAS SUCH AS UNDER THE GRILL AREA AND THE DISH AREA HAS SOIL AND GREASE DEBRIS.---FOOD DEBRIS FOUND UNDER MICROWAVE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS SPLASH GUARDS.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: OBSERVED PLASTIC WRAPPING USED AROUND THE PIPING OF THE HAND SINKS IN THE ENTRANCE OF THE REAR KITCHEN HAND SINK AND THE HAND SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA.---THE BACKFLOW DEVICE IS MISSING/BROKEN AT THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL PROPERLY.
    code 51
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: THE PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2521656 ON 6-21-21 WAS NOT CORRECTED. #49-FOUND EXTERIOR OF DISH MACHINE NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
    code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 21, 2021: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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