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Sammy's Red Hot

February 26, 2018 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeShort Form Complaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREP TABLE LOCATED DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO COOK LINE HAND SINK WITHOUT PROPER SPLASH GUARD. MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD TO PROTECT FOOD PREP ACTIVITIES OR RELOCATE TABLE. • OBSERVED GASKET TORN FROM GLASS DOOR FREEZER. MUST REPAIR. OBSERVED SNAPPLE COOLER WITH PLASTIC LID CRACKED AND COVERED IN TAPE. MUST REPAIR SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED RAW WOOD POSTS AND BACK PANELING WHERE FOOD IS STORED UNDER FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT/SEAL ALL RAW WOOD IN FOOD STORAGE AREAS TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED WALK IN FREEZER DOOR SEVERELY DAMAGED AROUND EDGES, SUCH THAT IT DOES NOT FIT TIGHTLY AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DOOR AND GASKETS SO THAT THE DOOR FUNCTIONS PROPERLY AND MAKES A TIGHT SEAL WITH THE FRAME. ALSO OBSERVED HEAVY FROST ACCUMULATING IN WALK IN FREEZER. MUST ELIMINATE AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN SOME AREAS OF BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND DRY AREAS. ALSO MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED SODA COMPRESSOR AND SODA STORED IN BASEMENT WHERE CEILING IS UNFINISHED, UN-SMOOTH. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A FINISHED CEILING (SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE) WHERE SODA COMPRESSOR AND SODA IS STORED. MUST CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT, REPAIR PEELING PAINT CEILING BY MONSTER COOLER.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO MOP SINK ON PREMISES. OBSERVED ONLY A FLOOR DRAIN IN PREP AREA WITHOUT PROPER CATCH BASIN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER MOP SINK. OBSERVED LEAK AT HANDSINK FAUCET. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE UNUSED/UNWANTED EQUIPMENT (SUCH AS FRYER) FROM PREMISES. OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR UNDER FRONT COUNTER OR IN REAR STORAGE. MUST STORE ALL FOOD AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 9, 2018: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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