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The Tamale Spaceship

September 10, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings2

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Failed findings

Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED CEVICHE ON THE CATERING MENU NOT COOKED, NO WRITTEN AGREMENT OR STATEMENT FROM THE SUPPLIER STATING THE FISH SUPPLIED FOR CEVICHE IS FROZEN TO REQUIRED TIME AND TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 14Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED PROCEDURES FOR CLEANING UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEA EVENTS, BUY MISSING SOME NECESSARY ITEMS, AND BLEACH BEING USED AS DISINFECTANT (STATES 3,500PPM BUT NO TEST STRIPS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HIGH VOLUME CHLORINE TEST STRIPS). PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED A VARIETY OF FOOD NOT PROPERLY LABELED, DATED(COOKED RICE, SAUCES, SALSAS ETC.) FOOD PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS AT 41*F OR BELOW, SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DAY OR DATE BY WHICH THE FOOD SNAL BE SOLD, COMSUMED, OR DISCARDED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER ON THE MENU, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISCLOSURE BY AN ASTERISK BY THE RAW/UNDER COOKED ITEM, AND THE REMINDER CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED MEATS, POULTRY, SEAFOOD, SHELLFISH, OR EGGS MAY INCREASE YOUR RISK FOR FOODBORNE ILLNESS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS. YOU CAN USE A BROCHURES, MENU ADVISORY, LABEL STATEMENTS, TABLE TENTS, PLACARDS OR OTHER EFFECTIVE MEANS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE FREEZER, COOLER, AND OVEN NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 47
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE TRASH RECEPTACLE IN THE LADIES RESTROOM WITHOUT COVER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE WALL VENT DUSTY, ALSO THE MENS RESTROOM VENT IS DUSTY, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE THE DUST.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CURRENT CERTIFICATE.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: SEE VIOLATION #60
code 58
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED NON COMPLIANCE ON VIOLATION #58 NO ALLERGEN TRAINING, FROM REPORT 2185040 DATE 7/25/2018, CORRECT BY DATE 10/13/2018. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

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