The Beer Bistro

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• 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: BOTH (2) CHEMICAL DISH MACHINES BEHIND BAR NOT PROPERLY DISPENSING CHLORINE SANITIZER WHILE DISHES WERE BEING WASHED. FOUND 0PPM CHLORINE AND 0PPM QUATERNARY READINGS AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. MACHINES TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND PROPERLY DISPENSING SANITIZER. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN COOKS LINE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND PREP TABLE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INTERIOR ICE MACHINE DIRTY. MUST CLEAN
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALL AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH HOLES, DAMAGED AND REPAIRED WITH TAPE. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES AND PROPERLY REPAIR.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER. NOT ON TOP OF MACHINE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 12, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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