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Sam's Chicken And Ribs

April 21, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: FOUND COOKED RIBS IN FOUR DEEP PLASTIC GRAY CONTAINERS STORED AT REAR PREP TABLE AT TEMP OF 70F-71.6F-78.7F AND 74.1,FOOD WAS COOKED AT 4am(4-21-17)PER MANAGER/OWNER STATEMENT. FOUND RIB TIPS IN A GRAY PLASTIC CONTAINER STORED INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 76.6F,FOOD PRODUCT WAS PARTIALLY SERVED TO CUSTOMERS).CUT MEAT WITH RED SAUCE STORED INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 46.7 TO 47F.GYRO MEAT AT SPIT UNIT AT 85.6F,SPIT UNIT WAS TURNED OFF.COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW, WHEN FOOD IS AT SPIT UNIT,THE UNIT MUST BE CONTINUOUSLY ON.FOOD DENATURED AND DISCARDED.POUNDS 120,VALUE 300 CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE CHEST FREEZERS,NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.ICE ON CEILING AND PANELS OF THE THREE REACH-IN DOOR FREEZER,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE. EXCESS FOOD DEBRIS AT WALL POTATOES CUTTER,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: HEAVY STAINS AND BULGED CEILING TILES AT REAR AND FRONT PREP AREA,ALSO CEILING TILES AROUND THE VENT COVER WITH DUST BUILD-UP,REPLACE/CLEAN SAID TILES • BROKEN AND GRIMED CAULKING AROUND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE/REPLACE, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: BURNED LIGHT BULB UNDER THE HOOD,NEED REPLACE.UNKNOWN LIGHT PARTICLES AT LIGHT SHIELD THROUGHPUT ,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINK AT SOUTH HAND OF THE PREP AREA SLOWLY DRAINIG AND THE WASH BOWL IS TILTED FORWARD,REPAIR CAUSE.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: NO STEM THERMOMETER PROVIDE ON SITE,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TO BE ABLE TO CHECK FOOD TEMPERATURE.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 9, 2016: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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