Balkh Shish Kabab House

• official resultScore 29
• score29 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
• failed findings7
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Official wording: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
  code 04ACriticalstatus: Critical
• 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcritical
  Official wording: Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
  code 06CCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🧻grimy wiping clothscritical
  Official wording: Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
  code 06FCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Official wording: Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
  code 08Cstatus: Not Critical
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Official wording: Thawing procedure improper.
  code 09Bstatus: Not Critical
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
  code 10Fstatus: Not Critical
• ⚠️Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
  code 19-06status: Not Critical

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Source: NYC Open Data.