Pleasant House Pub

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: FOUND BUILT IN POTATO CUTTER FILLED WITH A BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE AND A GREY FUZZY UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: FOUND TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE PIE STORED FOR OVER 7 DAYS, LABELED WITH A DISCARD DATE OF 6/2 AND 6/6, LOCATED IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER AND 1ST FLOOR PREP COOLER. PREPARED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS MUST BE DISCARDED AFTER 7 DAYS. THE DAY OF PREPARATION SHALL BE COUNTED AS DAY 1. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND DENATURE APPROXIMATELY 80 LBS OF FOOD AT $200. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 23
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
  Inspector note: FOUND HOUSE MADE PICKLES ON SITE LOCATED BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER AND FOOD PREP COOLER. A RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT SHALL OBTAIN AN APPROVED HACCP VARIANCE FROM CDPH BEFORE FERMENTING FOOD. MANAGER VOLUNTEERS TO DISCARD SAID FOOD ITEMS, APPROX 5 GALLONS. INSTRUCTED OPERATOR TO NO LONGER SELL OR SERVE SAID FOOD ITEM UNTIL HACCP AND A VARIANCE ARE APPROVED BY CDPH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 29
• ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods
  Inspector note: FOUND NO HACCP OR VARIANCE ON SITE. APPROVED HACCP AND VARIANCE IS REQUIRED FOR FERMENTING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION #29.
  code 32
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: FOUND COOLERS WITHOUT THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS TO ALL COOLERS.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: FOUND APPROX. 50 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ALONG THE WALL NEXT TO THE MIXER, FURNACE ROOM, AND ON CATERING STORAGE SHELVES. THE OPERATOR MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN SAID AREAS. RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 21, 2021: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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