Rudy's Food & Liquor

December 3, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings2

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Failed findings

Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulteratedcritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INTEGRITY OF FOOD PACKAGE COMPROMISED A PACKAGE OF CHICKEN RAMEN NOODLE ON DISPLAY FOR SALE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN GNAWED INTO BY RODENTS.PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER.3OZ. $.75.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 13Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE AND ITEMS FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. (PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 5Priority
Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED OPEN RODENTICIDE POISON IN BLOCKS AND PELLETS SCATTERED ON FLOORS, UNDER AND AROUND ALL SHELVING UNITS, POP RACKS, COOLERS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST BE STORED IN A PROPER MANNER TO PREVENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION.(PRIORITY 7-38-015)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 28
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN INFESTATION OF APPX. 500 OR MORE RAT & MOUSE DROPPINGS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT PREMISES UNDER, AROUND, ALONG WALL BASES, ALL DISPLAY SHELVES, COOLERS, ON FLOOR UNDER 3- 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, UNUSED DELI DISPLAY CASE, P OP & LIQUOR STORAGE RACKS, AND SHELVING UNITS ON 1ST FL., ALONG WINDOW SILL BEHIND SERVICE COUNTER AND BASEMENT UNDER AROUND ALONG ARTICLES AND CLUTTER, PALLETS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT. Also, 9 DEAD RATS WERE STUCK ON MAKESHIFT CARDBOARD WITH GLUE SCATTERED UNDERNEATH MOST DISPLAY SHELVES ON THE SALES FLOOR AND THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT NEAR THE LIQUOR. MUST REMOVE DEAD RATS, GLUE BOARDS AND RAT DROPPINGS. CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. MUST HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 12/3/24.(PRIORITY 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED) • OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH REQUIRED DOCUMENTS OF RECEIPT OF SERVICE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C)(CITATION ISSUED) • OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR AND REAR DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING ALONG SIDES.MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SEVERAL DISPLAY SHELVING UNITS ON SALES FLOOR.MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD & CHIPPING PAINT FROM REAR LIQUOR STORAGE SHELVING UNITS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST AND DIRT BUILD UP FROM SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS,SLEEVES,ALL UNUSED COOLERS,POP DISPLAY SHELVES.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE DIRT FROM TOILET AND HAND SINK IN TOILET ROOM.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT CHIPPING PAINT ON CEILINGS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT PREMISES TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED PLYWOOD FLOORING THROUGHOUT 1ST FL. REAR LIQUOR STORAGE AREA MUST MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TO BE IN GOOD REPAIR,UPPER WALL AT WINDOWS ON SALES FLOOR HAS CENDAR BLOCKS WITH GAPS ,BROKEN TILES ALONG WINDOW ON SALES FLOOR.OBSERVED LAST STEP LEADING TO BASEMENT ROTTED OUT.DAMAGED AND BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR IN BASEMENT WHERE NEEDED TO BE SMOOTH. • MUST CLEAN DIRT AND SPLATTER BUILD UP FROM WALLS & CEILINGS THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING WALK IN COOLER,TOILET ROOM AND WHERE NEEDED. • OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF STANDING WATER ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT PIT WITH EXCESSIVE CLUTTER MUST REMOVE WATER AND KEEP DRY,REMOVE ARTICLES TO BE MAINTAINED.MUST REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM PREMISES. • MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE CLUTTER FROM THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT MUST REMOVE AND CLEAN
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DIM LIGHTING IN WALK IN COOLER,BASEMENT ,REAR STORAGE AREAS AND WHERE NEEDED.
code 56
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2577302 6/14/23 NOT CORRECTED #49-4-601.11(C) : MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL DISPLAY AND STORAGE SHELVING, INTERIOR OF ALL COOLER AND FREEZER. ALSO, YOU MUST DEFROST ALL REACH IN THE FREEZER TO REMOVE ICE BUILD UP.#55-6-501.12 : MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR AND WALL THROUGHOUT TO REMOVE DEBRIS AND DUST.#55- 6-501.11 : OBSERVED THE FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILING IN POOR REPAIR THOUGHT OUT. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.#55-6-501.114 : OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT THE STORE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. (PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 14, 2023: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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