The Plaza Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE PREP REACH IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS, FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE SHELVES AT PREP AREAS AND FOOD BUILD UP ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD/DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS AND FOOD BUILD UP ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS/CORNERS THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON WALLS AT PREP/DISHWASH AREA AND AT DINING ROOM AROUND CONDIMENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MIDDLE COMPARTMENT PIPE LEAKING ALSO FAUCET LEAKING AT SAME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SINK.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREMISES USING PLASTIC CRATES TO ELEVATE SODAS OFF FLOOR, UNABLE TO CLEAN FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE PLASTIC CRATES AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SHELVES, ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR AND BE ABLE TO CLEAN FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND ALL ITEMS.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 25, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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