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FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

HOLE AT FLOOR BASEBOARD AT BAR BEHIND STAND UP REACH IN COOLER ALSO BASEMENT FLOOR NOT CLEAN THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, BASEMENT ALSO MUST SEAL HOLE AT FLOOR BASEBOARD AT BAR.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

WOMENS WASHROOM HANDWASH BOWL WATER PRESSURE LOW. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INCREASE WATER PRESSURE.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OBSERVED 10 RAT DROPPINGS AND ONE DEAD RAT ON BASEMENT FLOOR AT EAST SIDE OF BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE RAT/RAT DROPPINGS. ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL OPEREATOR FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

OBSERVED FOOD/GREASE BUILD UP ON FLOOR IN PREP AREA UNDER AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, HOLE AT FLOOR BASEBOARD AT BAR BEHIND STAND UP REACH IN COOLER ALSO BASEMENT FLOOR NOT CLEAN THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, B...

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALL BEHIND DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN WALL.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

PREP AREA CEILING LIGHT BULB COVERS MISSING END CAPS. MUST PROVIDE END CAPS FOR ALL CEILING LIGHT BULBS.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

WOMENS WASHROOM HANDWASH BOWL WATER PRESSURE LOW. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INCREASE WATER PRESSURE.

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

PLASTIC ICE SCOOP CHIPPED AND CRACKED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE DAMAGED ICE SCOOP.

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

NO FOOD HANDLERS CETIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH CERTIFICATES OF NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

FOUND COLD-HOLDING UNIT NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LOWER. AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 54.6F BY MY THERMOMETER AND 56.2F BY THEIR INTERNAL THERMOMETER. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT SERVICED SO THAT IT MAINTAINS THE REQUIRED TEMPE...

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS IN THE TOP PORTION OF THE COLD-HOLDING UNIT: CONTAINER OF EGGS AT 64.4F, COOKED PASTA AT 55.6F, SLICED TOMATOES AT 55.4F, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SAUCES AT 56.3...

WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE

NO HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AT ALL SINKS ON PREMISES. WATER TEMPERATURE WAS 84F AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AT ALL SINKS. MANAGER STATED THAT THE WATER HEATER TEMPERATURE HAD BEEN SE...

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA OVERFLOWING ONTO THE GROUND WITH GARBAGE AND LITTER AROUND THE PERIMETER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN THE GARBAGE AREA CLEAN AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST PROBLEMS. DUMPSTER PICKUP WAS PROVIDED OVER NIGHT AND TH...

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

OBSERVED CONDENSATION INSIDE THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE COLD-HOLDING UNIT THAT WAS TAGGED DRIPPING INTO A BUCKET. MUST REPAIR COOLER AND MAINTAIN.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FOUND SEVERAL DEAD FLYS ALONG THE WINDOWSILL AND ALSO ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE WINDOWSILL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INFECTED AREAS AND MAINTAIN.

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREAS.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

FOUND THE VENTIALTION DUCTS ON THE ROOF IN POOR REPAIR, LEAKING GREASE AND ALSO GREASE ACCUMULATION AROUND ALL SIDES OF THE DUCT WORK. MUST REPAIR, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN AREA.

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

REMOVE UNECCESSARY CLUTTER ITEMS FROM THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA AND MAINTIAN TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE AREAS. FOUND THE HUMIDIFIER DRIPPING ACCUMULATING ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AREA AND MAINTAIN.