Reza's Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COOLER/COLD HOLD UNIT IN KITCHEN NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR NEEDS THERMOMETER. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RUSTY RACKS IN 1 DOOR REACH IN COOLER ON FAR END OF MAIN COOKING LINE. RESTORE RACKS TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CEILING IN DISREPAIR IN BASEMENT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, IN DOORWAY IN BETWEEN ROOM CONTAINING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND ROOM CONTAINING WALK IN COOLER. IN FAR STORAGE ROOM CEILING IS IN DISREPAIR OVER RACKS OF DISHES. ALL CEILINGS IN BASEMENT NEED TO BE REPAIRED AND MAINTAINED
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN AND MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN BASEMENT COOKING AREA AND BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE ALL BROKEN. MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN BASEMENT.
  code 56
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: FOUND PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #60 FROM REPORT #231607 ON 9/19/19 NOT CORRECTED VIOLATION. OBSERVED BASEMENT PREP AREA WITH SEWER LINE PASSING OVER AND BACK OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. SEWER LINE MUST BE ENCASED SO THAT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS PROTECTED FROM POSSIBLE DRIP CONTAMINATION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090.CITATION ISSUED. THERE ARE 2 PIPES RUNNING ABOVE SINK. ONE PIPE WAS COVERED WITH WHITE TAPE. BOTH PIPES NEED TO BE ENCASED WITH A COVERING MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT WILL NOT ALLOW POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED WATER TO DRIP INTO THE AREAS BELOW.
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 19, 2019: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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