Sterling Food Hall

March 12, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HOT RUNNING WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE ONLY HAND SINK IN LAST UNISEX STAFF TOILET ROOM AT 79.0F.MUST HAVE AT 100.0F. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED) • MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND SINKS ON 20TH FL. MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS.
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 HELATH POLICIES FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 3Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 50 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES ON UPPER WALLS,PIPES AND DUCTING SYSTEM IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DISH WASHING AREA,1ST FL. MOPSINK CLOSET WHERE THERE IS A WET MOP SITTING INSIDE OF BUCKET IN SAME AREA,REAR HALLWAY WALLS AND ON OVERHEAD DUCTING SYSTEM ADJACENT TO OTHER RESTAURANT STORAGE AREAS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 3/12/26.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN DRAIN BOARDS OF BASEMENT AND 20TH FL. 2- COMPARTMENT SINK(VEGETABLE WASH) & 3- COMPARTMENT SINK (DISH WASHING) NEXT TO EACH OTHER MUST PROVIDE TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
code 39
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT AND 20TH FL.
code 44
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED DISH MACHINE IN USE AND NO TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE LOCATED IN BASEMENT DISH WASHING AREA.MUST PROVIDE AN IRREVERSIBLE THERMOMETER OR AT THE PLATE MEASURING DEVICE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLES,ROLLING CARTS,REACH IN COOLERS,WALK IN COOLER-SHELVING UNITS IN BASEMENT AND 20TH. FL. DUST BUILD UP FROM WINDOW SILLS IN 20TH FL. PREP AREA AND BUILD UP ON DISH RACKS.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE FAR RIGHT URINAL IN CUSTOMERS MEN'S TOILET ROOM TO BE IN GOOD REPAIR.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST SCRAPE CHIPPING PAINT FROM CEILING IN BASEMENT PREP/DISH WASHING AREA AND CEILINGS AND PIPES ON THE 20TH FL. PREP AREA. • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM UPPER WALLS IN BASEMENT PREP/DISH WAHSING AREA AND 20TH FL. • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT BOTH PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS AND FLOOR DRAINS AT HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT ON 20TH FL.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 16, 2025: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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