Yassa African Restaruant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings10
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS IN PREP AREA.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: INVERT ALL CARRYOUT CONTAINERS TO PROTECT FROM DUST, DIRT, CONTAMINATION.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPLACE DAMAGED GASKETS ON TWO-DOOR COOLER NEAR TWO DOOR FREEZER IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF STOVE, GRILL, FRYERS, FRYER CABINETS, PREP TABLES, STEAM TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS, ICE MACHINE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, AND FURNACE AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALLS NEED CLEANING IN PREP AREA BEHIND PREP TABLES, STEAM TABLES, 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, SHELVING UNITS, ETC. REPLACE ALL STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN VENTILATION HOOD.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING DRAINPIPE UNDER EXPOSED SINK IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ORGANIZE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT THE PROPER PPM.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 6, 2017: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 9 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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