Rickys Food Market

June 11, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeLicense
failed findings9
critical findings2

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT THE WASHROOM AREA HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS ON-SITE AND MAINTAIN AVAILABLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP PROVIDED AT THE WASHROOM AREA HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND SOAP AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS ON-SITE AND MAINTAIN AVAILABLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO KIT ON-SITE FOR THE CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KIT FOR CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS WITH ALL REQUIRED ITEMS AS MANDATED BY THE FOOD CODE AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE (PROBE THERMOMETER) PRESENT ON-SITE FOR VERIFYING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOOD ITEMS (SUCH AS MILK, CHEESE) DURING RECEIVING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDEAT LEAST ONE ACCURATE AND FUNCTIONAL FOOD TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE (PROBE THERMOMETER) FOR VERIFYING TCS FOOD TEMPERATURES AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30-35 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: APROXIMATELY 25 RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR OF THE HVAC UNIT CLOSET (IN THE REAR AREA), APPROXIMATELY 5 RODENT DROPPINGS BENEATH EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE FRONT STOREFRONT AREA (NEAR FRONT DOOR), APPROXIMATELY 5 RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR AND WITHIN STORAGE CABINET OF THE WASHROOM AREA. ALSO OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 5 DEAD COCKROACHES ON THE FLOOR BENEATH EQUIPMENT IN THE MAIN STOREFRONT AREA AND WASHROOM AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS AND DEAD COCKROACHES AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR PEST ABATEMENT SERVICE TO ELIMINATE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON-SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A) NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED UNTREATED/UNPAINTED WOODEN BLOCKS USED TO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE MAIN STOREFRONT AND WASHROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR TREAT WOODEN BLOCKS TO MAINTAIN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES THAT ARE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT, AND EASILY-CLEANABLE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES (BOTTOM OF INTERIOR CAVITY) OF 2 CHEST FREEZERS IN THE MAIN STOREFRONT AREA TO BE HEAVILY-SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND OTHER SUBSTANCE THAT IS MOLD-LIKE IN APPEARANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT AN ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF HEAVY SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SERVICE SINK OR CURBED CLEANING FACILITY ON-SITE FOR THE PROPER DISPOSAL OF MOP WATER OR SIMILAR LIQUID WASTES. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AT LEAST ONE UTILITY OR SERVICE SINK FOR THE PROPER DISPOSAL OF MOP WATER AND SIMILAR LIQUID WASTES AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED SMALL CLEAN WATER LEAK AT THE TOILET IN THE WASHROOM AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE TOILET PLUMBING TO ELIMINATE LEAK AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR AND WALL JUNCTURES THROUGHOUT THE MAIN STOREFRONT AREA IN POOR REPAIR, LARGE CAPS WITH BASE COVING IN POOR REPAIR OR MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN FLOOR AND WALL JUNCTURES PROPERLY COVED AND ENCLOSED IN AREAS IN WHICH CLEANING METHODS OTHER THAN WATER FLUSHING ARE USED. • OBSERVED FLOORS BENEATH RADIATORS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT STOREFRONT AREA (NEAR ENTRANCE) TO BE SOILED WITH CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, DUST, AND OTHER SOILS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS BENEATH EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF DEBRIS AND OTHER SOILS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO LIGHT FIXTURE PROVIDED IN THE WASHROOM AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE WASHROOM TO PROVIDE LIGHTING OF ADEQUATE INTENSITY FOR THIS AREA AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION PROVIDED IN THE WASHROOM AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED FUNCTIONAL MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN AREAS IN WHICH OBNOXIOUS FUMES OR ODORS MAY OCCUR SUCH AS TOILET ROOMS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 56

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