Spinzer Restaurant

February 3, 2021 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA IN BASEMENT WHERE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND MOP SINK ARE LOCATED. MUST INSTALL A HAND WASHING SINK AT DISHWASHING AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED. • 6-301.14-OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE EXPOSED SINKS LOCATED IN REAR FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA AND IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    code 10Priority
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED 4 GLUEBOARDS STORED IN OVEN AT FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA. OBSERVED 1 DEAD COCKROACH. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM OVEN. • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 135 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 MICE DROPPINGS UNDER BASEMENT STAIRS AND ALONG WALLS, APPROXIMATELY 25 MICE DROPPINGS FOUND IN REAR STORAGE ROOM BEHIND WOODEN BOARDS, AND APPROXIMATELY 10 MICE DROPPINGS WERE FOUND BEHIND CRATES BY BASEMENT STAIRS AND ICE CREAM COLD HOLDING UNIT. MUST REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY AND CLEAN AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
    code 38
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED TO ELEVATE FOOD STORAGE IN WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CRATES AND STORE FOOD ONTO SHELVING.
    code 39
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE WITH FOOD SPLATTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 47
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND GRIM ON INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE LOCATED IN REAR FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CRATES AND BINS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA ON FIRST FLOOR AND NEAR BASEMENT STAIRS. MUST REMOVE AND CLEAN AREA.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 22, 2020: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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