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November 17, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeShort Form Complaint
failed findings10
critical findings1

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: EXPOSED HANDSINK NOT BEING USED OR PROPERLY MAINTAINED, HOT WATER FAUCET CONSTANTLY RUNS WHEN SHUT OFF AND WATER DOES NOT DRAIN FROM BASIN. MUST HAVE SINK REPAIRED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF ROACHES OBSERVED ON PREMISES, I LARGE ROACH FOUND CRAWLING ON LOWER SECTION OF WALL THAT IS NOT WELL CONSTRUCTED IN MEN'S WASHROOM, AND 1 LARGE ROACH SEEN ON BOTTOM SECTION OF CABINET BEHIND BAR UNDERNEATH COUNTER WHERE CD PLAYER IS LOCATED. ALSO OBSERVED 25 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ALONG THE FLOOR BASES UNDERNEATH THE BAR, ALONG THE BASE OF THE FLOOR BETWEEN WALL AND WHITE REFRIGERATOR UNDERNEATH TV, AND ALONG FLOOR BASE IN MEN'S WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP OPENINGS IN FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT AND REQUEST SERVICE VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, OVERFLOWING GARBAGE OBSERVED IN DUMPSTERS AND BOXES ON GROUND ALONG SIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLES IN REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. ALL TRASH AND BOXES MUST BE PROPERLY STORED INSIDE CONTAINERS WITH LIDS CLOSED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PREMIES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS(CHICKEN, RICE, AND CANDIED YAMS) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: : REMOVE CHIP PAINT FROM WOODEN SHELVING UNIT IN THE PREP AREA,MUST USE A NON TOXIC PAINT AND REMOVE RUST FROM THE BOTTOM SHELF INSIDE THEREACH-IN FREEZER NEAR BAR AREA
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MASSIVE GREASE AND FOOD BUILD-UP FOUND ON ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES IN FOOD PREP AREA(INSIDE AND ON EXTERIORS OF BOTH DEEP FRYERS UNDERNEATH HOOD AND ON COUNTER, ALL SHELVES, MICROWAVE, TOASTER OVEN, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP, EXPOSED HANDSINK, ALL COUNTERS, STORAGE RACKS AND ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT).
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS,HAS GREASE AND DIRT BUILD-UP ON FLOORS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND NAINTAIN AREA
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN WALL THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS AND ALONG WALL BASE OF WALLS,HAS GREASE AND DIRT BUILD-UP,INNSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA,ALSO COVING IN THE PREP AREA IS IN POOR REPAIR ,MUST REPLACE COVING
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: DEEP FRYING IN A TABLE TOP DEEP FRYER(GREASE BUILD-UP ON FRYER, SHELF AND WALLS IN SAME AREA), THIS UNIT MUST BE STORED UNDERNEATH AN EXHAUST SYSTEM OR REMOVED FROM PREMISES.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REMOVE CLUTTER FROM UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES AND UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS IN PREP AREA AND BAR AREA,TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 3, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred.

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