Udupi Palace Restaurant

January 9, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. COOKED POTATOES AT 98.4F, COOKED MIXED VEGETABLES AT 76.3F, COOKED PEAS AT 66.6F ALL COVERED IN DEEP PANS ON PREP AREA SHELVING. ALSO OBSERVED COOKED POTATO STUFFED SAMOSAS STORED COVERED IN DEEP FOOD CONTAINER IN WALK-IN COOLER RANGING IN TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 72.6F TO 81.7F. NO COOLING LOGS ON SITE. REVIEWED WITH MANAGEMENT PROPER METHODS OF COOLING AND PROPER TIMING FOR COOLING. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. AN ESTIMATED 15 LBS TOTAL WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $75.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS 3-23-17 #1996139 NOT CORRECTED. #33- INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL SHELVES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA WITH FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE AND DIRT. #34- INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDERNEATH DISH WASHING AREA AND ALONG WALL WITH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST BE WASHABLE CONTAINERS OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE BAGS.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REMOVE PEELING PLASTIC SHIELDING ON THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH DIRT AND FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING ON COOKS LINE OR THROUGHOUT. MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION AND SHELVING THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND BASEMENT STORAGE. ALL SHELVING MUST PROVIDE FLOORS TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE DISH MACHINE. EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. TABLE TOP CAN OPENER WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR BEHIND TALL REACH-IN FREEZER AND FOOD GRINDER, THROUGHOUT REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE, THROUGHOUT WALK-IN COOLER WITH DIRT AND FOOD 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: CEILING VENT IN MENS WASHROOM WITH EXCESSIVE DUST. WALL BEHIND FOOD GRINDER AND TALL REACH-IN FREEZER WITH FOOD DEBRIS. WALLS BEHIND COOKS LINE AND ATTACHED PIPING WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAK FROM VALVE UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK INTO A PAN ON THE FAR LEFT. MUST REPAIR LEAK. MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE BASEMENT WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE PREP STATION FOUND WITH BLENDERS AND MICROWAVE OR REMOVE ALL PREPPING EQUIPMENT AND TABLE.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 23, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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