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Ricobene's On 26Th Street

September 30, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 6-301.14 OBSERVED HANDWASHING SIGNS ARE NEEDED AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 10Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY AND RODENT ACTIVITY. OBSERVED ABOUT 30 RODENT DROPPINGS AROUND THE SUMP PUMP LOCATED IN THE CLEANING STORAGE CLOSET IN THE BASEMENT, OBSERVED ABOUT 2 LIVE LARGE FLIES AND ABOUT 10 LIVE SMALL FLIES LOCATED IN THE CLEANING STORAGE CLOSET. OBSERVED ABOUT 20 RODENT DROPPINGS INSIDE EQUIPMENT LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA AND ONE LIVE ROACH INSIDE OF EQUIPMENT LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A). • 6-202.13 OBSERVED A FLY TRAP HANGING FROM THE CEILING IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND ONLY ALLOW PEST CONTROL TO SET ALL INSECT CONTROL DEVICES.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF FRYERS, BOTTOMS, SHELVES OF EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF REFRIGERATORS, AND SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD AND DUST DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES, SHELVES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLERS, AND IN BETWEEN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT OVENS AND FRYERS.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-205.15 OBSERVED FLOOR DRAIN COVERS MISSING IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA AND 2 EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOMS IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FLOOR DRAIN COVERS FOR ALL FLOOR DRAINS.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.11 OBSERVED BROKEN TILES BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR OF THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA, AND TILES NEED TO BE RE-GROUTED IN VARIOUS AREAS THROUGHOUT THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, ACCUMULATED DUST DEBRIS ON THE FANS IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND ON THE VENTS ON THE CEILING IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS BY THE CONDENSERS FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS LOCATED IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 27, 2021: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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