Steak & Egger

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeSFP
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS STORED IN A REACH-IN COOLER AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES: RAW EGGS AT 48 TO 57.6, COOKED POTATOES AT 57.7 AND COOKED DICED HAM AT 48.2 DEGREES F. A COMBINED TOTAL OF ABOUT 10LBS OF SAID FOOD, VALUED AT $15.00 WAS DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-004(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO LID FOR ICE BIN, LEAVING ICE EXPOSED. MUST PROVIDE A PROPERLY FITING LID. OBSERVED THE EXPOSED HANDSINK NO EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO REAR FOOD PREP AND DISHWASHING AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE DOOR SEPARATING THESE AREAS OR INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL HAND SINK.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. OBSERVED ENCRUSTED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS BY WATER HEATER FLOOR. MUST CLEAN. OBSERVED POOLED WATER BEHIND ICE MACHINE. MUST CONTROL SOURCE OF WATER AND KEEP AREA CLEAN.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO CHLORINE TESTING STRIPS ON PREMISES TO CHECK CHLORINE CONCENTRATION IN SANITIZING SOLUTIONS. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 18, 2011: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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