Uptown Pizza & Bq

July 16, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: DISPLAY PREP COOLER AT FRONT PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE INTERIOR TEMPERATURE(BOTTOM PART OF THE UNIT).PRESENTLY MAINTAINING AIR TEMP OF 49.7F 50.6F AND 60F,EVEN THEIR OWN THERMOMETERS SHOWED IMPROPER TEMPERATURE.OBSERVED A PORTABLE LARGE FAN BACK OF THE UNIT BLOWING AIR INTO UNIT AND A SMALL FILTHY BLACK PORTABLE FAN INSIDE THE UNIT AT LEFT CORNER OF THE LAST SHELF OF THE UNIT.POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD WERE STORED INSIDE THE UNIT:COOKED CHICKEN, BOILED EGGS ETC. TAGGED UNIT"HELD FOR INSPECTION" DO NOT USE.COOLER MUST MAINTAIN AIR TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: FOUND COOKED PIECES OF CHICKEN STORED INSIDE THE DISPLAY COOLER AT TEMP OF 80.2F TO 88F;BOILED PEELED EGGS AT TEMP OF 49.9F. QUARTERED COOKED CHICKEN STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 77.9F TO 80.8F. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 10,VALUE $100 .HOT FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 140F AND ABOVE,COLD FOOD 40F AND BELOW.OTHER FOODS WERE RELOCATED TO OTHER COOLER UNITS MAINTAINING AIR TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED OVER 30 LIVE SMALL FLIES IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF PREMISES: REAR AREA BY THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER; REAR STORAGE AREA BY THE POP AND PRODUCE AND BY THE DIRTY APRONS.SMALL FLIES WERE OBSERVED ON BOXES, WALLS OF THE PREMISES, INCLUDED THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.OPENING NOT PROTECTED: WALL TILES AND FLOOR UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH ROOM NOT SEALED INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.SIDE FRONT DOOR WAS WIDE OPENED UPON MY ARRIVAL,NO SCREEN DOOR PROVIDED.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FLIES KEEP DOOR CLOSED AT ALL TIME AND SEAL OPENING MENTIONED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED THREE UNUSED DEEP FRYERS AND LARGE PANS STORED UNDER THE PREP TABLE IN PIZZA AREA WITH DUST AND GREASE BUILD-UP INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES WITH DEBRIS AND FOOD,SPECIALLY ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS,CORNERS,UNDER SHELVES THROUGHOUT, AND ALSO IN PIZZA AREA.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.BROKEN FLOOR TILES INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON ABSORBENT MATERIAL.MUST REMOVE DEBRIS UNDER SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: DEBRIS ON WALL UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH ROOM,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.CEILING TILES AND VENT COVERS IN DINING ND IN PREP AREA ARE COVERED WITH A BLACK DUST.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AND REAR PREP AREA ARE EXTREMELY DUSTY GREASY WITH INSECT ON IT,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: NECK FAUCET ALMOST OUT OF THE BASE OF THE FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK ACROSS FROM CHEST FREEZER,NO STOPPERS PROVIDE AT SAID SINK. WATER PIPE LEAKING AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH ROOM ACROSS FROM WALK-IN COOLER .INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR FAUCET,PIPE AND PROVIDE STOPPERS.
code 38

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