Waffles

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
  Inspector note: FOUND HANDSINK IN PREP AREA WITH NO SOAP TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS. OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER USING SINK WITH NO SOAP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO FILL SOAP DISPENSER AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A) CITIATION ISSUED. POOR HYGENIC PRACTICES.
  code 6Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: FOUND DISH MACHINE WITH 0PPM SANITIZER. INDICATOR LIGH ON MACHINE THAT STATES ADD MORE SANITIZER. MACHINE IS BEING TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CONTACT FOR SERVICE BUT TO USE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FOR MANUAL SANITIZING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED IMPROPER SANITIZING AT DISH MACHINE.
  code 8Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: FOUND FRESH SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICE MACHINE IN GARAGE WITH EVIDENCE OF MACHINE BEING USED AND WITH FRUIT FLIES IN MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISASSEMBLE MACHINE AND WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED. FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, SERVICE.
  code 16
• ☠️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: FOUND FRUIT FLY ACTIVITY IN PREP AREA AND DINING AREA. APPROXIMATELY 10-14 FLIES NOTED. CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED EVIDENCE OF INSECT ACTIVITY.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE SODA DISPENSOR NOZZLES AND AROUND THE NOZZLES TO REMOVE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: AIR VENT IN WALK IN COOLER IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • FLOOR DRAINS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 5, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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