Ponce Place

October 18, 2021 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP SUPPLIES ON THE PREMISES TO RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
    code 5Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
    code 16
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
    Inspector note: NO THERMOMETER INSIDE WARMER ON FRONT COUNTER. MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER INSIDE SAID WARMER.
    code 36
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: REAR PREP AREA HANDWASH BOWL PIPE DRAINING SLOWLY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER SAID HANDWASH BOWL MUST DRAIN QUICKLY.
    code 51
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2359245 DATED ON 01/23/20 NOT CORRECTED-#49 CLEAN THE DUST ON THE STAINLESS STEEL STORAGE SHELVES ABOVE THE HOT HOLDING UNIT IN THE MIDDLE PREP AREA, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS AND FREEZERS, STOVE, INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE, WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE PREP AND WALK-IN COOLERS, AND PREP TABLES IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THE PREVIOUS CORE SAID VIOLATION MUST BE CORRECTED BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. 7-42-090.
    code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 23, 2020: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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