The Elephant Thai Cuisine

April 8, 2013 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeShort Form Complaint
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES, BOWLS AND DISHES DURING STORAGE TO PREVENT DIRT ACCUMULATION AND CONTAMINATION.
    code 31
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FOIL AROUND GAS PIPING BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT (STOVE, FRYERS ETC.) AND FOIL LINER INSIDE UNUSED OVEN.
    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 PREP/STORAGE SHELVES, KITCHEN HOOD AND FILTERS WITH GREASE AND DUST BUILD-UP.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS UNDER 2 AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND FLOORS UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE BOTTOM LEVEL OF SHELVING INSIDE REACH IN FREEZER.
    code 34
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REORGANIZE STORAGE SHELVES ON PREMISE. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
    code 41
  • Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
    Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORE WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
    code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 11, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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