Ricano's Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings9
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD CONTAINERS (RICE, FLUOR, SUGAR)IN PREP AREA WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS STORED IN CONTAINER IN REAR AND FRONT PREP AREAS TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE BROKEN DOOR GASKETS ON 2-DOOR UPRIGHT PREP COOLER IN DISH WASHING ROOM, AND ON THE PREP COOLER IN THE PREP AREA. PLACE DAMAGED CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREA, BLACK GROOVES PRESENT. REPLACE MISSING HANDEL ON 2-DOOR UPRIGHT FREEZER AND STEAM TABLE HOODS IN PREP AREA. REPAIR CAULKING AROUND 3-COMP SINK AND AROUND HAND SINK IN MENS TOILET ROOM.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM SLICER AND MOUNTER CAN OPENER IN PREP AREA, AND CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF ALL REACH-IN COOLERS & FREEZERS ON PREP AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS IN REAR STORAGE CLOSET, WALK IN COOLER, AND UNDER 3-COMP SINK.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST SEAL HOLE IN WALL UNDER 3-COMP SINK AND REPAIR DAMAGE CORNER WALL AT SAID SINK. SEAL HOLE IN WALL ABOVE MOP SINK, IN MENS TOILET ROOM, AND SEAL THE HOLE IN WALL BELOW HAND SINK IN BAR AREA.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: INSTALL ADDITIONAL LIGHTING ABOVE ICE MACHINE IN REAR, AREA IS VERY DARK. ALSO, CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET ON MOP SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA.
  code 38
• ⚠️Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST STORE SOILED LINENS IN SANITIZER SOLUTION (BUCKET)WHILE NOT IN USE TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
  code 39

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 14, 2018: 9 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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