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Sharks Fish & Chicken

August 13, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeShort Form Complaint
failed findings9
critical findings3

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PAPERTOWELS OR OTHER HAND DRYING PROVISION IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-030(C). COMBINED WITH ABOVE CITATION. • OBSERVED NO SOAP AT FRONT PREP HANDWASHING SINK AND EMPLOYEE WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINK. HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(NO CITATION ISSUED)
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: PREMISES HAS NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES TO CLEAN UP VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MUST PROVIDE SUPPLIES OR BODY FLUID SPILL KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE PREP COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA: CHICKEN (51.4F) AND FISH (51.4F). INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD APPROXIMATELY 60 POUNDS OF FOOD PRODUCTS AT A COST OF $300. ALL COLD FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED FRONT PREP COOLER MAINTAINING IMPROPER AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 47.8F. COOLER IS TAGGED FOR RE-INSPECTION. ALL FOOD HAS BEEN DISCARDED. INSTRUCTED TO USE WALK IN COOLER UNTIL RE-INSPECTION. PRIORITY. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER TO MEASURE INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF FOOD. MUST PROVIDE STEM THERMOMETER TO MEASURE HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 75 GNATS THROUGHOUT FACILITY NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, AROUND WALK IN COOLER, AND FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED BOXES OF FOOD ON WALK IN FREEZER FLOOR. ALL FOOD PRODUCTS MUST BE ELEVATED 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM PREMISES.
code 39
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT DATED 02/04/2021 NOT CORRECTED: #47 MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LID OF GREASE TRAP. #55 MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT REAR AREA & MISSING WALL PANEL AND WALL BASE IN TOILET ROOM,DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR AREA AND HOLES IN WALLS WHERE NEEDED. #57 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-42-090. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 4, 2021: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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