Szymanski Deli & Liquor

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Found food items not properly dated labeled in walk in cooler, walk in freezer, reach in coolers, and reach in freezers, must date and label food items in walk in cooler, walk in freezer, reach in coolers, and reach in freezers.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Walk in cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.Rear storage shelving in 2nd floor that had exposed raw wood, shall be repaired/sealed.Reach in cooler shelving racks in 2nd floor prep area, shall be repaired/replaced.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Non food contact surfaces of walk in cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices), non food contact surfaces of storage shelving in kitchen prep area, prep area(bakery), not clean, need detailed cleaning.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Floors in 2nd floor prep area, rear storage area(2nd floor) not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners). Floors in bakery prep area, and deli prep area need detailed cleaning(corners).
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Damaged stained ceiling tiles in kitchen prep area, deli prep area , shall be replaced, walls, ceiling in 2nd floor storage area need cleaning.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Light shields in prep areas(1st floor, 2nd floor) not clean, need detailed cleaning.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Exhaust vents(ventilation) in walk in coolers not clean, need detailed cleaning. exhaust canopy in kitchen prep area(2nd floor) not clean, needs detailed cleaning.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 1, 2012: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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