Thai Oscar Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• 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. All hot food shall be stored at a temperature of 140F or higher. FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE INSIDE PREP COOLER. (PREP COOLER AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41.2F) NOTED BEEF INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 49.6F, COOKED CHICKEN AT 52.4F, GROUND CHICKEN AT 52.4F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED THE SAID FOOD PRODUCTS AND COOLER MUST MAINTAIN BELOW 40F. TOTAL VALUE $ 150.00. TOTAL WEIGHT 17 LBS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE WORN OUT CAULKING WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE BUILD-UP BEHIND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK (REAR PREP AREA) AND RE CAULK.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE RACKS INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER (REAR PREP AREA) WITH BLACK MOLD-LIKE BUILD-UP.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS BEHIND SUSHI PREP AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: NOTED HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT (STOVE, FRYER) NOT CLEAN WITH HEAVY DUST AND GREASE BUILD-UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND SUSHI PREP AREA AND EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 22, 2010: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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