Uncle Joe's Jerk Chicken

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FOUND HOT FOOD STORAGE FACILITIES AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. FOUND HOT HOLDING UNIT AT 118 DEGREES F. MUST REPAIR OR ADJUST SO THAT IT MAINTAINS FOODS AT 140 DEGREES F AND ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 5LBS OF COOKED CABBAGE AND CHICKEN AND BEEF PATTIES AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 88-118 DEGREES F. MUST MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS HOT FOODS AT 140 DEGREES F AND ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT AND HOOD OVER COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHEILD COVER OVER REAR PREP AREA.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 8, 2010: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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