Steve's Bite

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: 3-501.15(B): OBSERVED IMPROPER COOLING METHOD OF A BULK CONTAINER OF YELLOW RICE. CONTAINER OF RICE WAS FOUND BEING COOLED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER COOLING METHODS SUCH AS STORING IN WALK-IN FREEZER, COOKING IN SMALLER BATCHES, ETC. FOOD TEMPERATURE WAS NOT OUT OF COMPLIANCE AT THIS TIME.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: 4-204.112(B): OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOETER IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, PREP COOLER IN THE FRONT, AND THE DISPLAY COOLER AT THE FRONT SERVICE DESK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-202.15: OBSERVED AN OPENING AT THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER DOOR OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF MENTIONED DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: 4-301.12: OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING TWO SINK STOPPERS FOR THE WAREWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 48
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: 6-501.19: OBSERVED THE SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE TOILET ROOM DOOR DAMAGED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, SO DOOR IS SELF CLOSING.
  code 53

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 15, 2024: 5 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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