Tapworks Tavern & Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE IN POOR REPAIR, UNABLE TO SANITIZE, 0 PPM OF CHLORINE WHEN TESTED. MACHINE TAGGED AT THIS TIME AND INSTD TO USE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE. VIOLATION 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
  code 8Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: LIVE SMALL FLIES (OVER 15) NOTED IN FRONT BAR AND ON CEILING AND WALLS IN DISHMACHINE AREA IN REAR. INSTD TO ELIMINATE FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. VIOLATION 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: WORN CAULKING WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE AT BASE OF WALL AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. CHEMICAL DISPENSING LINES OF EXCESSIVE LENGTH CAUSING COMPLETE SUBMERSION IN BASIN AND BUILD UP AT INTERIOR OF LINES. INSTD TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: EXTERIOR OF SYRUP BOXES IN BASEMENT, ALL STORAGE SHELVES IN BAR AREA, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE PANEL AND FRAME WITH BLACK/PINK SUBSTANCE. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALL BASE NEAR DISHMACHINE IN POOR REPAIR, LOOSE, TORN. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 20, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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