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Exquisite Vibez Restaurant Bar & Lounge

February 25, 2025 · C

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official resultC
gradeGrade C
score40 pts
inspection typeSmoke-Free Air Act / Initial Inspection
failed findings9
critical findings5

Failed findings

hot food sitting too coolcritical

Official wording: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
code 02BCriticalstatus: Critical
food not cooled down rightcritical

Official wording: After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
code 02HCriticalstatus: Critical
no certified food supervisor on dutycritical

Official wording: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
code 04ACriticalstatus: Critical
sick worker near the foodcritical

Official wording: Food worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
code 04CCriticalstatus: Critical
utensils stored sketchycritical

Official wording: Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
code 06ECriticalstatus: 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
Flavored tobacco products sold, offered for sale

code 15-21status: Not Applicable
Ashtray present in smoke-free area.

code 15-39status: Not Applicable
Failure to make a good faith effort to inform smokers or electronic cigarette users of Smoke-Free Air Act ("SFAA") prohibitions

code 15-42status: Not Applicable

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Score 66 on September 23, 2024: Score changed by -26 points. 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 9 previous findings did not recur.

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