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August 12, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER DISHWASHING AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK. EMPLOYEE WASHING DISHES AT THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK WITHOUT SETTING IT UP TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE AS REQUIRED BY THE CODE. NONE OF THE BASINS WAS SET UP FOR DISHWASHING. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT ALWAYS TO SET UP THE SINK WHEN WASHING EQUIPMENT. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEE SET UP THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE USING THE CHLORINE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
    code 16
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. FOUND INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER: 3 CONTAINERS AND A BOWL OF RAW CHICKEN (55.4F-70.1F), A CONTAINER OF SHRIMP (61.2F). FOUND INSIDE THE PREP COOLER: TOMATO WEDGES (51.9°F). INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0°F OR BELOW. APPROXIMATELY 59LBS AT $165 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
    code 22
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: OBSERVED DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
    code 37
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF DEEP CLEANING: THE LOWER SHELVES UNDER THE FOOD PREP TABLES, THE OUTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS, THE CARTS WITH WHEELS BEING USED TO HOLD FOOD ITEMS, AND THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. ALL MENTIONED SURFACES FOUND WITH SEVERE GREASE AND FOOD BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM CLUTTERED WITH COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DECLUTTER AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST TAKE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE.
    code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 16, 2025: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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