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The Cheesecake Factory

January 22, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
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: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED CONTAINER OF RAW CHICKEN AT 46.0F,CONTAINER OF CUT TOMATOES AT 46.9F,CONTAINER OF SAUSAGE AT 47.9F,CONTAINER OF SHRIMPS INSIDE THE 6 DOOR COOK LINE PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 10 POUNDS OF FOOD WORTH APPROX. $100.00 AS STATED BY MANAGER ON DUTY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN ALL COLD FOODS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 40F OR BELOW AND HOT FOODS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 140F OR ABOVE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE 3 ICE MACHINES. OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCES THROUGHOUT INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINES, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED AND MAINTAINED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED 1 PREP COOLER HAS LOOSE UPPER DRAWER DOOR NEXT TO COOK LINE.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AREAS ARE NOT CLEAN.INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AREAS INCLUDING FLOOR DRAINS AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD SPLASHED DEBRIS ON WALLS AND CEILING NEAR THE SALAD PREP STATIONS.INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: LIGHT SHIELD MISSING AT HOOD IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED SEVERAL BURNT-OUT LIGHT BULBS IN HALLWAY LEADING TO DISHWASHING AREAS AND IN STORAGE ROOMS AND WALK-IN-FREEZER.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL BURNT OUT LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 1, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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