Pita Grill

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• 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: All hot food shall be stored at a temperature of 140F or higher. FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 15LBS OF CHICKEN,GOAT MEAT AND COOKED RICE IN STEAM TABLE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATRES RANGING BETWEEN 110-128 DEGREES F. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS WITH THE PROPER LIDS TO STORE ALL BULK FOOD ITEMS. MUST ALSO PROPERLY LABEL ALL ITEMS STORED.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL CABINETS,PREP TABLES,INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COOLERS, WASHROOM SURFACES AND ALL DIRTY SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SINKS,BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLS AND REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST CLEAN WALLS IN DISHWASHING AREA AND REPAINT WHERE NEEDED.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. MUST REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL FROM LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND PROPERLY REPAIR FAUCET.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. REMOVE MILK CRATE AND PROVIDE PROPER SHELVING TO STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 12, 2010: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred.

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