The Original Sally's Pancake House

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: NEED TO LABEL AND DATED FOOD STORED IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS.ALSO WHITE CONTAINER WERE DRY FOOD STORAGE IS STORED.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SPLASH GUARD IS NEEDED BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND FRONT PREP COUNTER. • REMOVE ICE BUILD-UP AND DRIPPED ICE ON TOP FOOD BOX FROM CONDENSATE UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER. REMOVE DIRTY AND GREASY CARDBOARDS THROUGHOUT THE SHELVES IN PREP AREA, KITCHEN, INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER,AND BASEMENT AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: REMOVE ICE BUILD-UP AND DRIPPED ICE ON TOP FOOD BOX FROM CONDENSATE UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER. REMOVE DIRTY AND GREASY CARDBOARDS THROUGHOUT THE SHELVES IN PREP AREA, KITCHEN, INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER,AND BASEMENT AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: REMOVE GREASY AND ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS CARDBOARDS FROM FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREP/KITCHEN, DISH ROOM,AND BASEMENT. CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS IN REAR PREP AND KITCHEN, FOUL ODOR OF SEWAGE.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES BY THE ICE MACHINE, IN BASEMENT. CLEAN WALLS IN REAR PREP AREA WEST WALL BEHIND THE SHELVES AND IN DISH ROOM THROUGHOUT, DEBRIS AND BLACK SUBSTANCE.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: CLEAN LIGHT SHIELD THROUGHOUT THR PREP/KITCHEN AREA,DUST BUILD-UP.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: THERMOMETER IS NEEDED INSIDE ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS, ALSO PROVIDE A STEM THERMOMETERS TO BE ABLE TO CHECK FOOD TEMPERATURE.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 5, 2012: 7 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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