Whale Tale

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
  code 3Priority
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: FOUND NO PROCEDURES ON SITE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 5Priority
• ⚠️Proper Disposition Of Returned, Previously Served, Reconditioned & Unsafe Food
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WHITE AND GRAYISH BLUE, MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON TOP SURFACE OF TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD, PIZZA SAUCE, STORED IN WALK IN COOLER, WITH OTHER FOODS: 58LBS OF TOMATO BASED PIZZA SAUCE, $20.00 INFORMED MANAGER THAT UNSAFE OR SPOILED FOODS SHALL BE DISCARDED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD SPOILED OR UNSAFE FOODS. MANAGER CORRECTED VIOLATION DURING INSPECTION AND DISCARDED AND DENATURED 58LBS, AT A VALUE OF $20.00 PRIORITY VIOLATION # 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
  code 17
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: OBSERVED: READY TO EAT AND TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS, PIZZA SAUCE, ETC. STORED IN COOLERS WITHOUT PROPER LABEL/DATE. INFORMED MANAGER THAT READY TO EAT AND TIME AND/TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY LABEL WITH DATE AND COMMON NAME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE DATE AND COMMON NAME/DATE. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 23
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: UNABLE TO IDENTIFY BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE ON ICE MACHINE AT BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO IDENTIFY AND OR INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 51
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST AND GREASE BUILD ON HOOD FILTERS ABOVE COOK LINE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 2, 2017: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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