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Star Gyros

February 5, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings2

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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 DRYING PROVISION AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK LOCATED IN TOILET ROOM DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PROPER HANDWASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-030 (c). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER PLACE AIR PODS IN EAR, OPERATE PHONE. OPERATE CELLULAR DEVICE AND IMMEDIATELY GRAB READY-TO-EAT FOOD (LETTUCE) TO BUILD SANDWICH DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE GLOVES AND PROPERLY WASH HANDS AFTER ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD CONTAMINATE HANDS AND MAINTAIN. CITATION ISSUED. THE LETTUCE WAS DISCARDED, AND THE FOOD HANDLER PROPERLY WASHED THEIR HANDS AT THIS TIME. #7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED
code 8Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COLD TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE COOLING UNITS LONGER THAN 48 HOURS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY WITHOUT LABELS. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS... (APPROX 25 LBS COOKED CHICKEN BREAST, 35 LBS GROUND BEEF, 30 LBS ITALIAN SAUSAGES, 25 LBS COOKED STEAK, 15 LBS CORNED BEEF, 2.5 LBS GYRO MEAT. THE INSURED PERSON IN CHARGE OF ALL TCS FOODS STORED IN COOLING UNITS FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST HAVE DISCARDED DATE LABELS AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. THE PERSON IN CHARGE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED ALL SAID ITEMS DURING INSPECTION.
code 23
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER WAS ON SITE DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOR TESTING THE INTERNAL FOOD TEMPERATURES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL WORKING INGREDIENTS AS WELL AS FLOUR, BATTER, SEASONING STORED INSIDE BULK CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 37
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER HANDLING FOOD WITHOUT EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 40

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