The Motel Bar

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• 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: NO SANITIZING RINSE WAS DETECTED AT THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE (OPPM CHLORINE). UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST HAVE MACHINE REPAIRED SO THAT A SANITIZING RINSE OF 100PPM CHLORINE IS ACHIEVED. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MANAGER INSTRUCTED TO USE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE DISHES UNTIL MACHINE IS REPAIRED. FAX REINSPECTION LETTER TO (312) 746-4240. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL AND DATE PREPARED FOODS IN THE COOLERS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST REPLACE ANY STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE PREP AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP AND SIDES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLE NEXT TO THE FRYER, FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS NEXT TO THE FRYERS, FAN COVER IN THE WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR THE SINK STOPPER AT THE RIGHT COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38
• ⚠️No Smoking Regulations
  Inspector note: Smoking shall be prohibited in all public places except in designated smoking areas. OBSERVED ASHTRAYS STORED INSIDE OF THE HOSTESS STATION OUTSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT NEAR THE PATIO. MANAGER DISCARDED THE ASHTRAYS AT MY REQUEST. MANAGER INSTRUCTED THAT NO SMOKING IS ALLOWED ON THE OUTSIDE PATIO. VIOLATION OF CLEAN AIR ORDINANCE 7-32-020.
  code 70

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 15, 2011: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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