Szymanski Deli & Liquor

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• 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. FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE,CRITICAL VIOLATION,MEAT LOAF 60F 10LBS,POTTED MEAT 60F 10LBS,COOKED PORK 60F 5 LBS TOTAL $100 ALL FOODS ARE ON TOP OF THE COUNTER ,MANAGER DISCARDED THE FOOD,INSTRUCTED MUST KEEP COLD FOOD AT 40F OR BELOW
  code 3Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOUND INTERIOR ICE MACHINE VERY DIRTY WITH BLACK MOLD FLOWING /TOUCHING ICE WATER ,FOOD NOT PROTECTED,SERIOUS VIOLATION,GIVEN 5 DAYS 03-25-10 TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE
  code 16
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.HAND SINK WITH LOW PRESSURE HOT WATER,MUST FIXED FAUCETS IN PREP AREA 1ST FLR AND 2ND FLOOR
  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. FLOOR IN PREP AREA SLIPPERY AND WET ,MUST KEEP FLOOR DRY AND NON SLIP
  code 34
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST CALIBRATE THERMOMETER IN WALK IN COOLER
  code 40
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. MUST KEEP ICE SCOOP IN A SANITIZED CONTAINER
  code 43

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