Pockets

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• 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: FOUND IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF FOODS IN PREP COOLER BEHIND THE COUNTER BEING USED TO PREPARE CUSTOMERS FOOD ORDERS MAINTAINED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: APPROX 2-LBS OF TUNA AT 50.9F,4 LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN AT 46.4F, 3 LBS COOKED TURKEY AT 50.9F,1-LB OF BUFFALO COOKED CHICKEN AT 50.0F. MUST MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40.0F OR BELOW. APPROX 10-LBS/COST APPROX $40.00 REMOVED AND DISCARDED BY MANAGER-CDI.CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ☠️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: EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL ON PREMISES.OBSERVED 23- LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALL AREAS AND FLYING AROUND POP MACHINE.STRONGLY RECOMMENED PEST CONTROL SERVICE. MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE ALL WALL AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INTERIOR OF POP MACHINE ICE DISPENSER NOT CLEAN,SLIGHT BUILD-UP.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: LOWER WALLS IN DISH WASHING AREA DAMAGED/PEELING.MUST REPAIR.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 18, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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