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Subway

December 29, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: THE REAR PREP HANDWASHING SINK IS NOT MAINTAINED/INOPERABLE; WATER WAS TURNED OFF BELOW AT PIPES UPON ARRIVAL. PER MANAGEMENT, HOT WATER HANDLE IS BROKEN; WHEN WATER IS TURNED ON; WATER LEAKS FROM UNDERNEATH SINK. MUST REPAIR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED. • FOUND NO SOAP AT THE FRONT PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
Inspector note: OBSERVED A FOOD EMPLOYEE IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NOT WASHING HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON CLEAN GLOVES AND AFTER TOUCHING THEIR PHONE AND HAIR. INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO WASH HANDS WHEN SWITCHING TASKS AND AFTER TOUCHING HAIR/PHONE. PRIORITY 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
code 8Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: FOUND TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF 2 PREP COOLERS LOCATED IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN, ROAST BEEF, SLICED HAM, SLICED TURKEY, SHREDDED STEAK, SLICED BOLOGNA, AND MOZZARELLA IN THE "MEAT/CHEESE" PREP COOLER AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 44F TO 50F. FOUND SLICED TOMATO, SHREDDED LETTACE, AND TORN SPINACH IN THE "VEGETABLE/DRESSINGS" PREP COOLER AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 46F TO 51F. ALSO NOTED 4 BAGS OF COOKED CHICKEN SITTING ON A COUNTER AT 61F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED ALL SAID TCS FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF THE "MEAT/CHEESE" DELI PREP COOLER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA TO BE IMPROPER, WITH VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COOLER OPERATING AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 44F TO 51F. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF THE "VEGETABLE/DRESSINGS" PREP COOLER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA TO BE IMPROPER; THE LEFT PORTION OF THE COOLER IS OPERATING AT 46F. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO DISCONTINUE USE OF BOTH COOLERS UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AND MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM 4/29/2021 REPORT #2500903 NOT CORRECTED: VIOLATION #56 (6-303.11) FOUND BURNED OUT LIGHTBULB IN WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST REPLACE. MUST CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 29, 2021: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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