The Wheel House

November 5, 2012 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings11
  • 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: BOTH LOW TEMPERATURE CHEMICAL DISH MACHINES NOT DISPENSING CHLORINE SANITIZER. BAR DISH MACHINE AT 0PPM CHLORINE AND KITCHEN DISH MACHINE ALSO AT 0PPM CHLORINE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WHILE GLASSWARE AND DISHES WERE BEING WASHED DURING THE INSPECTION. BOTH MACHINES TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND DISPENSES CHLORINE TO 100PPM C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
    code 8Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
    Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION. INTERIOR ICE MACHINES UPPER WATER RESERVOIR AND INSIDE ICE BIN FOUND WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING DOWN INTO ICE, WATER TO MAKE ICE AND ON ALL ICE CONTACT SURFACES. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL CLEANED AND SANITIZED, C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
    code 16
  • Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed
    Inspector note: BASEMENT EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT MAINTAINED. HOT AND COLD WATER NOZZLES DO NOT TURN OFF. WATER SHUT OFF AT MAIN VALVES. ALSO SINK DRAINS TO FLOOR DRAIN SHARED WITH UTILITY MOP SINK THAT DOES NOT PROPERLY DRAIN AND BACKS UP WASTE WATER ONTO FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR HOT AND COLD WATER HANDLES, UNCLOG FLOOR DRAIN TO HAVE NO WASTE WATER BACK-UP AND DRAINS PROPERLY. THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN SAME AREA DOES DRAIN PROPERLY TO A SEPARATE DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO USE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA AND EXPOSED HAND SINK UNTIL BASEMENT PREP SINK IS REPAIRED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
    code 26
  • toxic chemicals mishandled
    Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
    Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM 9-10-10 NOT CORRECTED. #32-MUST PROVIDE COVERS FOR THE ICE BINS BEHIND BOTH BARS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
    code 29
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
    code 30
  • Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
    Inspector note: KNIVES FOUND IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN PREP COOLERS ON COOKS LINE. MUST PROVIDE PROPER KNIFE HOLDER.
    code 31
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: FLOOR UNDER BASEMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER DISH MACHINE AND UNDER SHELVING THROUGHOUT BASEMENT WITH DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT BASEMENT PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE.
    code 35
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD IN WALK-IN COOLER.
    code 36
  • Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
    Inspector note: BROKEN INTERNAL THERMOMETER IN WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE REPLACED.
    code 40
  • Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
    Inspector note: ICE SCOOPS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION. NOT ON TOP OF MACHINE.
    code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 10, 2010: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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