Uncle Nell's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.Must clean:reach in cooler and fanguards,deep fryers,b.b.q.pit,underside of prep table,ceiling fans,hood,spider webs from ceiling.Must defrost upright freezer.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.Must remove and keep dry:Water from basement floor.Must seal,repair or replace:Damaged concrete floor in lobby,hole in floor behind cooler,damaged and missing floor tiles in office,toilet room,prep areas.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.Must seal,repair or replace:All openings around pipes and wires leading into walls and ceiling,front door lower trim in poor repair,damaged ceiling tiles,upper wall.Must scrape and paint:peeling paint on walls and wallbases throughout.Must clean:walls throughout.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.Must provide:lights and shields and end caps.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline.Must repair or replace:Leaky faucet at both 3-compartment sink,low hot water pressure at hand sink.Must caulk:Handsink in toilet room.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.Must provide:Thermometers for all cold holding units and probe.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 15, 2010: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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