Gourmet Gorilla
Passed most recently but 4 prior failures on record
2025-05-09 Pass Canvass 4 ▾
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
WATER LEAKS PROFUSELY FROM THE SPRAYER ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN GOOD PLUMBING.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
THE WALL IS IN POOR REPAIR/DAMAGED BEHIND THE POTATO AND DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SURFACES TO MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
MOP NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE, STORED INSIDE THE MOP BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HANGING UP FOR PROPER AIR DRYING. MAINTAIN SAME.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE EMPLOYEES OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE.
2024-04-29 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection ▾
No violations found.
2024-04-22 Fail Complaint CRITICAL 6 ▾
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
5-202.12(B-D) OBSERVED A HAND WASHING SINK NOT PROVIDING A WATER FLOW FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 30 RODENT DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED ABOUT 25 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE WALL BY THE FRUIT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY, C...
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
3-305.11 OBSERVED AN INSECT LIGHT ABOVE THE PIZZA DOUGH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE PIZZA DOUGH MACHINE AND NOT STORE ANYTHING UNDER THE INSECT LIGHTS.
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
4-204.115 OBSERVED THE FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INADEQUATELY MEASURING THE FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE OF THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE; AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, SAID GAUGE WAS ONLY MEASURING BETWEEN 150F-170F. THE MANAGER VERIFIED THE FIN...
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
5-205.15 OBSERVED ONE OF 4 HAND WASHING SINKS NOT PROPERLY TURNING ON IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL HAND-WASHING SINKS.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-501.114 OBSERVED ITEMS (EMPTY CONTAINERS) BEING STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR AND AGAINST THE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO STORE EVERYTHING AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND AND 6 INCHES AWAY FROM THE WALL AT ALL TIMES.
2023-11-03 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 6 ▾
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
OBSERVED RESIDUE ON INTERIOR SURFACE OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE FORKS NOT INVERTED ON SHELVING UNIT IN PREP AREA. INTSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE UTENSILS TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED RUST DEPOSITS ON BOTTOM OF PREP TABLE IN DESSERT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED MISSING COLD WATER HANDLES ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NEAR DISH MACHINE, LEAKING FAUCETS ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS AND UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED LOOSE BASEBOARDS AND DAMAGED WALL SURFACES IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED WATER, FOOD DEBRIS AND DUST BUILDUP ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON CEILING VENTS AND CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
2023-10-27 Fail Canvass CRITICAL 10 ▾
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HOT WATER (60.2F-83.5F)AT FOUR HAND WASHING SINKS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 100F WATER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS. PRIORITY 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND WASHING SINK IN SECOND FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
OBSERVED RESIDUE ON INTERIOR SURFACE OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED OVER 50 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN ELECTRICAL CLOSETS AND BEHIND PALLETS IN PREP AREA. OBSERVED SEVERAL FLYING INSECTS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, ...
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED FLY STRIP HANGING ON PIPING NEAR FOOD EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE.
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE FORKS NOT INVERTED ON SHELVING UNIT IN PREP AREA. INTSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL SINGLE SERVICE UTENSILS TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED RUST DEPOSITS ON BOTTOM OF PREP TABLE IN DESSERT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED MISSING COLD WATER HANDLES ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NEAR DISH MACHINE, LEAKING FAUCETS ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS AND UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED WATER, FOOD DEBRIS AND DUST BUILDUP ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON CEILING VENTS AND CEILING TILES IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED LOOSE BASEBOARDS AND DAMAGED WALL SURFACES IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
2022-11-14 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection 2 ▾
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
2-102.13 OBSERVED ALL FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES ARE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED TO RENEW AND MEET REQUIREMENT.
2022-11-04 Fail Complaint CRITICAL 10 ▾
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
5-202.12(E) OBSERVED A MIXED VALVE MOTION SENSORED HAND WASHING SINK AT AN INADEQUATE MAX TEMPERATURE OF 123F FOR HAND WASHING, WHICH IS TOO HOT TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN HAND WASHING SINK HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT 100F FOR...
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
6-301.11 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING CLEANSER AVAILABLE AT THE FRUIT PREP STATION HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROVIDE HAND WASHING CLEANSER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED HAND WASHING CLEANSER DURING THE INSPECTION....
PROPER COOLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE
3-501.14 OBSERVED FACILITY INADEQUATELY COOLING TCS FOODS; OBSERVED ABOUT 10 LBS OF HUMMUS IN A CONTAINER TIGHTLY WRAPPED WITH PLASTIC IN THE WALK IN COOLER AT 62F AND ABOUT 15 LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN WRAPS IN CONTAINERS TIGHTLY WRAPPED IN PLASIC IN TH...
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
3-601.11 OBSERVED PREPACKAGED FOODS NOT PROPERLY LABELED WITHOUT THE BUSINESS ADDRESS AND ALLERGEN WARNINGS (IF ANY). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR ALL PREPACKAGED FOODS.
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 30 LIVE SMALL FLIES AND ABOUT 5 LIVE LARGE FLIES ON VARIOUS AREAS OF THE CEILINGS (FRUIT PREP STATION), ON CARDBOARD BOXES IN VARIOUS AREAS AND FLYING AROUND THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBS...
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
4-302.13 OBSERVED NO HOT WATER SANITIZING TESTING STRIPS ON SITE FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AND THE TEMPERATURE MEASURING GAUGE ONLY REACHING BETWEEN 170F-175F AT THE END OF THE FINAL RINSE. INSPECTOR USED THEIR OWN HOT WATER SANITIZING TE...
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
4-601.11(C) OBSERVED MINOR DUST DEBRIS AND DEAD SMALL FLIES ON THE WALLS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
5-205.15 OBSERVED COLD WATER KNOB NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AT ONE OF TWO HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. OBSERVED THE HAND WASHING SINK HOT WATER NOT PROPERLY REMAINING ON AT ONE OF TWO HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE M...
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
2-102.13 OBSERVED ALL FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES ARE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED TO RENEW AND MEET REQUIREMENT.
2021-09-21 Pass Canvass 6 ▾
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF HEAVY FROST AND ICE INSIDE OF THE LARGE WALK IN FREEZER ON THE FAN UNIT, THE FLOORS AND SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND CLEAR ALL ICE TO MAKE SAFE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND TO MAKE EASE OF CLEANING AND MAINTAINING.
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED PRAYEER AT THE VEGETABLE SINK LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED FOOD SPILLAGE AND SPLATTER ON THE FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED THE WALL BASE IN VARIOUS SECTIONS NEEDING TO BE SEALED AND OR REPAIRED. ALONG THE SNACK STATION WALL, THE WALL JUST ADJACENT TO THE EXIT GARAGE DOOR REAR OF THE FACILITY JUST BEFORE THE LARGE WALK IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINT...
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED LIGH BULB OUT UNDER THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM OVER THE LARGE TILT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED THE FAN VENTS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLERS WITH A BUILD UP OF DUST ON THE FAN GRATES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS HELD IN COOLERS.
2020-10-28 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 1 ▾
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-501.12 OBSERVED A BLACK SUBSTANCE AROUND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND STANDING WATER UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED DUST ON THE VENTS ABOVE THE PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
2020-10-21 Fail Canvass 3 ▾
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
5-501.15 OBSERVED MISSING AND BROKEN LIDS AND LIDS NOT TIGHT FITTING ON THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING AND BROKEN LIDS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38...
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-201.13 OBSERVED DEATTACHED COVING IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-501.12 OBSERVED A BLACK SUBSTANCE AROUND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND STANDING WATER UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED DUST ON THE VENTS ABOVE THE PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
2019-04-15 Pass Short Form Complaint ▾
No violations found.
2019-03-29 Pass Canvass 2 ▾
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE WALK-IN OVEN NOT CLEAN, ALSO THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN HOT HOLDING UNIT NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED THE WALL BEHIND THE VEGETABLE SINK NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
2017-05-16 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 1 ▾
HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AND WAS NOT PROPERLY SUPPLIED WITH SOAP AND A HAND DRYING DEVICE. OBSERVED THE FLOOR BUFFER, MOP BUCKETS AND MOBILE STORAGE RACKS STORED IN FRONT OF THE HANDWASHING SINK...
2016-05-12 Pass License ▾
No violations found.
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