Popeye's Chicken

December 7, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings12
critical findings1

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Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING DEVICE AT HAND SINK IN EMPLOYEES MEN'S TOILET ROOM.MUST PROVIDE HAND DRYING DEVICES AT HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES.PAPER TOWELS WAS PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION.(CRITICAL 7-38-030)
code 12Priority
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 EVIDENCE OF APPX. 40 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS,CEILINGS,FLOOR DRAINS AND FLYING AROUND PREP AREAS,DISH WASHING AREA,MOP BUCKETS.ALSO 2- LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING IN CREVICE UNDER HAND SINK NEAR 2- COMPARTMENT SINK.APPX."1/2-3/4" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR.MUST RODENT PROOF DOOR TO BE TIGHT FITTING.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 12/7/17.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS LIDS NOT TIGHT FITTING.OBSERVED AN APPX."3-4" GAP IN CENTER OF DOUBLE LIDS ON ALL 3 OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LIDS TO BE TIGHT FITTING.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
code 19
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM CHICKEN WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNIT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MIDDLE DOOR PANEL ON 3- DOOR REACH IN FREEZER IN POOR REPAIR.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FRYERS AND WHEEL BASES,UNDERSIDES AND INTERIOR UNDER FRONT HOT HOLDING UNITS,EXTERIOR OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND DOLLIES,WHEEL BASES OF CHICKEN TUMBLER MACHINE,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE,EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP AND TABLE IT SITS ON IN BASEMENT,WALK IN COOLER AND DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING UNITS AND FAN GUARD COVER & COMPRESSOR UNIT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON FLOOR AND DRAINS UNDER FRYERS, ALONG WALL BASES AND EQUIPMENT,ESPECIALLY IN BASEMENT FROM SEWER BACK UP.MUST GROUT FLOOR UNDER FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AND UNDER TABLE ALONG WALL NEAR 3- COMP SINK.MUST PROVIDE A FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN DISH WASHING AREA NEAR TABLE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS AND LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WALLS IN CHICKEN WALK IN COOLER,DAMAGED AND LOOSE WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES,REMOVE TAPE FROM WALL BASE NEAR ICE MACHINE,MISSING WALL OUTLET COVERS.MUST SEAL GAPS ALONG WALL OUTLETS ,CRACKS AND CREVICES,HOLE IN CEILING NEAR SANDWICH PREP COOLER,PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN DISH WASHING AREA.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY TOILET IN WOMEN'S STAFF TOILET ROOM.MUST REMOVE FOUL ODOR COMING FROM BASEMENT.MUST INSTALL A HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE IN DISH WASHING AREA.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE CLUTTER FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT AND BEHIND CABINET IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE HOOKS TO HANG UP WET MOPS.
code 43

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Compared with Pass on March 20, 2017: 12 findings appeared for the first time.

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