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Pick Me Up Cafe
August 5, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions
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- official resultPass w/ Conditions
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- inspection typeCanvass
- failed findings8
- critical findings3
Failed findings
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certified manager paperwork missingcriticalOfficial wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper TemperatureInspector note: FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURES. TWO COOLERS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 49F (REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER) AND COOKS LINE ONE DOOR COOLER AT 57.4F WITH FALAFEL FILLING AT 52.5F IN THE REAR COOLER AND COOKED RICE AT 54.1F IN THE COOKS LINE COOLER. BOTH COOLERS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A.
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sick-employee policy not followedcriticalOfficial wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And ServiceInspector note: THE FOLLOWING FOODS FOUND HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLERS. CHORIZO AT 58.9F, BEANS AT 51.4F, HAM AT 52.5F, COOKED RICE AT 54.1F, CHICKEN AT 49.8F, ALL IN THE COOKS LINE COOLER. PREPARED FALAFEL FILLING DATED 7-30-16 AT 52.5F, CHEESE AT 52.1F AND 46.5F, HAM AT 46.7F ALL IN THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT STATES TOTAL ESTIMATED POUNDS AT 39.5 LBS. WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE $414.50. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
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handwashing sink issuescriticalOfficial wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure TimeInspector note: WITNESS DURING INSPECTION COOK WASHING UTENSILS, KNIFE INSIDE THE EXPOSED HAND SINK. OTHER UTENSILS SUCH AS A SPOON, PIZZA SLICER FOUND INSIDE THE SINK WITH A SOAPY SPONGE. INSTRUCTED ALL EXPOSED HAND SINKS ARE TO BE USED FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY AND ALL UTENSILS ARE TO BE WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED AT THE DISH MACHINE. CRITICAL VIOLATION. 7-38-030.
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Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And MaintainedInspector note: MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ON ALL COOLERS RUBBER DOOR GASKET,COOLER DOOR HANDLES, INSIDE FREEZERS, LID OF BOX FREEZER OR ON FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACES. MUST NOT USE STRING AS HANDLES ON THE COOKS LINE COOLERS. MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP AS CHAIN HANDLE ON THE COOKS LINE CEILING FAN. MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACES. MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOP SINK BETWEEN THE SINK AND TOP OF COOLER BEING USED AS A PREP SURFACE. DIRTY,RUSTY METAL RACK SHELVING ABOVE THE KITCHEN PREP TABLE WITH SLICER. MUST CLEAN,REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE. WORN RAW WOODEN SHELVING UNDER THE FOUNTAIN MIXERS. MUST RE-PAINT/RE-SEAL OR REPLACE WITH SMOOTH CLEANABLE MATERIAL.
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food prep surfaces dirtyOfficial wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive DetergentsInspector note: INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE UPPER WATER RESERVOIR DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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thermometers missingOfficial wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures ShieldedInspector note: MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD OR SHATTER PROOF BULB IN THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM.
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pests in the houseOfficial wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And MaintainedInspector note: MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THE DISH/PREP AREA WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. DIRTY LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE WASHROOMS WITH DEAD INSECTS. MUST CLEAN.
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Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly StoredInspector note: WIPING CLOTHS AT THE ICE CREAM FOUNTAIN PREP MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Pass on July 30, 2015: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.
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