Vanilla Gorilla Cafe

• official resultScore 71
• score71 pts
• inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings4

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Failed findings

• 🐛pest / contamination issuecritical
  Official wording: Food preparation area, food storage area, or other area used by employees or patrons, contaminated by sewage or liquid waste.
  code 04FCriticalstatus: 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
• 🍽️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
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
  Official wording: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
  code 06DCriticalstatus: Critical
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
  code 10Bstatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on August 29, 2023: Score changed by +58 points. 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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Source: NYC Open Data.