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Tempo Cafe

October 18, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
failed findings6
critical findings3

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSTRUCTED HAND WASH SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. FOUND POTS AND PANS STORED IN HAND SINK WHILE EMPLOYEES SLICING FRUITS. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP HAND SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES DURING FOOD PRODUCTION. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
Source Of Cross Contamination Controlled I.E. Cutting Boards, Food Handlers, Utensils, Etccritical

Inspector note: SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION, FOUND A STACK OF RAW BEEF STEAK WITH RUNNY JUICES PLACED ON CUTTING BOARD NEXT TO SLICES OF BREAD. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP RAW MEAT AWAY FROM READY TO EAT FOODS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 4Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: EMPLOYEES NOT WASHING HANDS, OBSERVED A COOK HANDLING A RAW MEAT WITH BARE HANDS AND THEN PLACING A FINISHED WAFFLE ON PLATE WITHOUT WASHING HANDS IN BETWEEN ONLY WIPING HANDS WITH A WHITE CLOTH. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL FOOD FOOD HANDLERS TO WASH HANDS AS NEEDED. EMPLOYEES HANDLING READY-TO EAT FOODS WITH BARE HANDS ( BREAD, LETTUCE, CHEESE... ) INSTRUCTED NOT TO ALLOW BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION, FOUND A FLY TRAP STRIP ABOVE PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT, SOILED PRODUCE BOXES PLACED ON CUTTING BOARD, DIRTY MEAT SLICER BEHIND BLADE WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS STUCK ON BLADE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 16
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: INADEQUATE INSECTS CONTROL, FOUND 30 LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON WALLS AND CEILING OF BASEMENT PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE INSECTS ACTIVITY IN ALL AFFECTED AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
code 18
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: EXCESSIVE DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS NOTED UNDER COOK LINE, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 1, 2017: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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