Tom Yum Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 8 TO 10 LIVE ROACHES INSIDE THE COOKS LINE TWO COOLERS DOOR GASKETS AND INSIDE DOOR HINGES. ALSO NOTED LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING IN BETWEEN COOLERS AND ON THE SURROUNDING FLOOR. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-601.11(B)-INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN DIRTY WITH FOOD SPLATTER.----INTERIOR OF THE KITCHEN TWO DOOR COOLER BOTH WITH FOOD DEBRIS, DIRTY FOOD ENCRUSTED RUBBER DOOR GASKETS AND DOOR HINGES. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN ALL. 4-601.11(C)- BOTTOM METAL SHELVING OF THE METAL PREP TABLE, HOT AND COLD HANDLE/NOZZLE ON THE HAND WASHING SINK AND WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  code 49
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: 5-501.115 OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOTED DIRTY WITH DEBRIS ON THE GROUNDS CARDBOARD BOXES, PLASTIC CANS MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN THE AREA CLEAN.
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: : 6-201.13- TORN/MISSING BASEBOARD COVING ALONG THE WEST WALL OF THE KITCHEN BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST REPLACE. 6-501.12- NOTED EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE DRIPPING DOWN ONTO THE WALL. MUST REMOVE GREASE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. 6-101.11- NOTED CRACKED/DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #60 FROM 4-20-21 NOT CORRECTED.#39-: MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE HAND WASHING SINK AND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. #41- PREP AREA WET WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION. #49- METAL RACK SHELVING ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #49-: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE COOKS LINE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE.-----DIRTY BULK SPICE CONTAINERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. #51- NO BACKFLOW PREVENTOR LOCATED ON THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK. MUST PROVIDE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. #55-FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, UNDER ALL SINKS, UNDER AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, STORAGE SHELVING WITH DIRT, DEBRIS, AND EXCESSIVE GREASE. WALLS ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, AT THE HAND SINK, NEXT TO THE DEEP FRYER, BEHIND COOKS LINE WITH GREASE AND FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 20, 2021: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 12 previous findings did not recur.

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