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Pizza Nova
June 27, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions
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- official resultPass w/ Conditions
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- inspection typeCanvass
- failed findings4
- critical findings1
Failed findings
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handwashing sink issuescriticalOfficial wording: Hands Clean & Properly WashedInspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WASHING HANDS AFTER CONTAMINATING HANDS. OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE AT THE REAR DEEP FRYING STATION TOUCH/ADJUST GLASSES, WIPE HANDS ON APRON, AND THEN STARTED PREPARING FOOD ITEMS FOR CONSUMER. ALSO, OBSERVED ANOTHER FOOD HANDLER WIPING HIS HANDS ON THE APRON AFTER ENTERING THE REAR PREP AREA FROM THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS WASH HANDS AFTER ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES THAT CONTAMINATE THE HANDS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-010, CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED IMPROPER HANDWASHING PROCEDURE. OBSERVED THE FOOD HANDLER RINSE HANDS WITHOUT USING SOAP AND USED A WIPING CLOTH NEARBY TO DRY HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS WITH HAND WASHING SOAP AND DRY WITH AN ADEQUATE HAND DRYING PROVISION (PAPER TOWEL). PRIORITY 7-38-010, CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION
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cold food not cold enoughOfficial wording: Proper Cold Holding TemperaturesInspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURES FOR FOODS THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREA. FOUND A CONTAINER OF RAW CHICKEN INSIDE A PEPSI COOLER RANGING FROM 47.0F-50.5F. INSIDE OF A PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT: SLICED TOMATOES (57.0F), SHREDDED CHEESE (51.7F), SLICED CHEESE (55.0F). FOUND A CONTAINER OF COOKED RIBS RANGING FROM 46.0F-52.0F IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS MUST BE 41F OR BELOW. APPROXIMATELY 45LBS AT $235 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
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thermometers missingOfficial wording: Thermometers Provided & AccurateInspector note: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE THE HOT HOLDING UNIT AT THE FRONT PREP/SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas UsedInspector note: OBSERVED A BLOWN-OUT LIGHTBULB UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 28, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 5 previous findings did not recur.
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