Empire Soul Food Restaurant

• official resultScore 118
• score118 pts
• inspection typePre-permit (Non-operational) / Initial Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings5

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Failed findings

• 🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
  Official wording: Harmful noxious gas or vapor detected. Carbon Monoxide (CO) level exceeds nine (9) ppm
  code 05BCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
  code 05DCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
  Official wording: Insufficient or no hot holding, cold storage or cold holding equipment provided to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (TCS) at required temperatures
  code 05FCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
  Official wording: No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
  code 05HCriticalstatus: 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

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Source: NYC Open Data.