The Crave Bar

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 Violation Type: PREVIOUS MINOR NOT CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. SIGNAL ALARM DOES NOT HAVE THE CORRECT LABELING AS STATED BELOW. "The arm shall be fluorescent yellow and shall have the legend “Caution-------Pass With Care” written on both sides in clearly contrasting color. No letter on the arm shall be less than two and one-half inches in height. " NO CITATION ISSUED AT THIS TIME. Observation Type: Out Correct By: Thursday, October 01, 2015 Violation Codes: Inspector Comments: Mobile dispensers of frozen desserts------- shall be equipped with a signal arm. The arm shall be six inches high and 18 inches long, and shall be affixed to the driver’s side of the vehicle, no further than 18 inches from the back wall of the vehicle and no lower than three inches from the roof of the vehicle. The arm shall be mounted on a hinge, so as to lie flat against the vehicle when the vehicle is moving. When the vehicle is stopped in order to sell or offer frozen desserts, the arm shall be activated, either manually or mechanically, to extend perpendicularly to the side wall of the vehicle. The arm shall be fluorescent yellow and shall have the legend “Caution-------Pass With Care” written on both sides in clearly contrasting color. No letter on the arm shall be less than two and one-half inches in height.
  code 29
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND REPAIR/REPLACE EXHAUST VENT COVER LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK CEILING. FOUND ABOVE CELING VENT COVER DIRTY AND WITH TAPE. MUST REPAIR.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 7, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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