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Siam Cafe,Thai Restaurant

August 21, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: NO SANITIZING SOLUTION USED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WASHING RISING AND STORING POTS ON METAL RACK.INSTRUCTED TO SET UP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK: WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE. MANAGER SANITIZED POTS UPON MY REQUEST. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 8Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF MICE DROPPINGS ON DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF PREMISES: OVER 40 DROPPINGS IN KITCHEN ON SHELVES UNDER PREP TABLE,AROUND FOOD CONTAINERS,UNDER RICE COOKER, ON TOP EXPOSED HAND SINK,UNDER THE DISH MACHINE. OVER 20 DROPPINGS AT FRONT COUNTER UNDER AND ON TOP THE SHELVES.FURNACE AREA BY THE DISH ROOM: 10 DROPPINGS ON FLOOR.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE MENTIONED AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: STORED KNIVES BETWEEN THE DISPLAY COOLER AND PREP TABLE,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE A KNIFE RACK TO MINIMIZE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION LIDS OF GREASE TRAPS UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH EXCESS RUST,AND GREASE TRAP UNDER THE DISH ROOM IS TIGHT WITH DIRTY,FILTHY NOT CLEANABLE STRINGS AND TOOLS,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE,REPAIR CAUSE OF THE GREASE TRAPS. BROKEN BASE AT INSIDE OF TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER ACROSS THE COOKING EQUIPMENT BY THE DOOR BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AND DINING AREA.NEED TO REPLACE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: RUBBER GASKET AT INSIDE TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. GREASE AND DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,ALL FOOD CONTAINERS,AND ALL SURFACE OF SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR WITH EXCESS GREASE UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS UNDER PIPES.DEBRIS AND GRIMES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES:UNDER SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER,ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS AND CORNERS.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 31, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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