Reese's Fast Food

February 16, 2017 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings10
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • food from a questionable sourcecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
    Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND WASHING FACILITY IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT THIS SINK. THIS SINK MUST BE REPAIRED. CRITICAL VIOLATION. 7-38-030
    code 11Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
    Inspector note: WALK-IN COOLER FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. AIR TEMP WAS RECORDED AT 50.1F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES FROM THIS UNIT AND HAVE IT SERVICED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: PRE-MADE PACKAGED SALADS WITH CUT TOMATOES AND CUT LEAFY GREENS FOUND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AT 51.1F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL FOOD ITEMS NOT HELD AT PROPER TEMPERATURES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
    code 3Priority
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
    Inspector note: NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON PREMISES, MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
    code 22
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: MUST REMOVE ALL EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP FROM COILS AND CONDENSING UNIT IN 3-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER, AND FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FREEZER IN THE REAR WHICH ALSO NEEDS A NEW LID(USING A PIECE OF WOOD). PAINT ALL RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: CLEAN THE MASSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP FROM THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER(S), CLEAN INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS, ALL PREP TABLES, ALL SINKS, ALL SHELVES, AND ALL OTHER COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FOOD PREP AREA.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: CLEAN MASSIVE DIRT, GREASE AND DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. THE FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE DEEP FREEZER AND WALK-IN COOLER IS LOCATED NEEDS CLEANING, PAINTING, OR REPLACING.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: ALL WALLS, CEILING TILES, AND CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS NEED CLEANING, PAINTING AND/OR REPLACING. CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE FROM HOODS AND EXHAUST SYSTEM.
    code 35
  • Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LONG STEM METAL THERMOMETERS FOR TAKING AND RECORDING HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES.
    code 40
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: FOUND OVER 50 CIGARETTE BUTTS ON GROUND OUTSIDE OF REAR EXIT DOOR, MUST PROVIDE SOME SORT OF CONTAINER TO PROPERLY DISCARD THEM PROPERLY. ALL OUTSIDE PROPERTY LINE AREAS MUST BE KEPT CLEAN.
    code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 7, 2016: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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