Cafe Gitane

• official resultScore 17
• score17 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🐭they've got roommates (mice)critical
  Official wording: Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
  code 04LCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🪰flies in the housecritical
  Official wording: Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
  code 04NCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
  Official wording: Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
  code 08Astatus: Not Critical
• 🧫equipment / surface issue
  Official wording: Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.
  code 09Estatus: Not Critical
• 🛠️facility / equipment issue
  Official wording: Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
  code 10Estatus: 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

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on January 12, 2023: Score changed by +5 points. 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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Source: NYC Open Data.