Pizzeria Da Nella

June 26, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
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: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED TOMATO SAUCE AT 92.4F IN THE HOT HOLDING WARMER UNIT. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS INSIDE OF THE LINE PREP COOLER: CALAMARI AT 48.0F, WHIPPING CREAM AT 64.2F, SALMON AT 47.6F, MOZZARELLA CHEESE AT 48.7F, TOMATO SAUCE AT 45.8F, LOBSTER TAILS AT 50.7F. ALSO OBSERVED A GARLIC IN OIL MIXTURE ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLE AT 81.2F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 25# OF FOOD WORTH $60. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED MOLD GROWTH ON INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. ICE WAS REMOVED AND THE MACHINE WAS CLEANED AND SANITIZED DURING THE INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES AND ANTS IN THE PREP AREAS AND BAR AREAS. 10 LIVE ANTS WERE OBSERVED ON THE FLOOR OF THE COOK'S LINE PREP AREA IN FRONT OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. 15 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON THE WALLS AND EQUIPMENT IN BOTH 1ST FLOOR PREP AREAS AND THE BAR AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. ALSO OBSERVED OUTER OPENINGS NOT RODENT PROOFED. THERE IS A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIDE PATIO DOOR. MUST RODENT PROOF THE DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOODS IN THE COOLERS.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED TABLEWARE (GLASSES AND UTENSILS) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION ON THE TABLES. MUST COVER TABLEWARE.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE ICE BIN COVERS BEHIND THE BAR.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLERS AND VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE PREP AREA, BASEMENT AREA AND WALK-IN COOLER. REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES BEHIND THE COOK'S LINE AND IN THE PREP AREA NEAR THE WALK-IN COOLER.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR THE WALL OPENINGS IN THE DISHROOM AREA. REPAIR THE STAINLESS STEEL WALL SO THAT THERE IS NO GAP BETWEEN THE STEEL AND THE WALL AND GROUT WALL TILES AND COVER OPENINGS. PROVIDE A BASEBOARD WHERE MISSING IN THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREAS.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE MISSING IN THE DISHROOM.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED LITTER ON THE GROUND AT THE PATIO AREA AND AROUND THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THESE AREAS.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE BIN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE THE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN CONTAINER OUTSIDE OF THE ICE BIN.
code 43

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