Whale Fish And Chicken

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees.OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT BOTH HAND SINKS IN PREP AREA & NO SOAP & TOWELS AT HAND SINK IN TOILET ROOM ALSO OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WEARING PLASTIC GLOVES WENT TO HAND SINK & WASHED HANDS WITH PLASTIC GLOVES ON.INSTUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SOAP & TOWELS AT HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES.GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICIES.(CRITICAL 7-38-030).
  code 12Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All hot food shall be stored at a temperature of 140F or higher.OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF COOKED CHICKEN RANGING FROM 102.9F-104.6F STORED INSIDE OF 2- LARGE PLASTIC STORAGE BINS ON SHELVING UNIT IN PREP AREA.NO TIME & TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE TO VIEW AT THIS TIME.PRODUCT WAS DUMPED & DENATURED.APPX 20 LBS. $100.(CRITICAL 7-38-005A).
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. DETAIL CLEAN AN MAINTAIN LARGE PLASTIC CONTAINERS
  code 31
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: Use dustless cleaning methods. The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPAIR WALL UNDER FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: 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. DETAIL CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT STORE. REPLACE LIGHTS UNDER EXHAUST HOOD
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 10, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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