Sam's New York Pizza

The inspector came back, found the problems fixed and allowed the business to reopen.

• Dishwashing facilities and test kits
  • Intermediate: No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
• Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • Basic: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. The wall is clean and the side of the reach in freezer. The portable fan still needs to be clean.

Conditions were a danger to public health, so the business was ordered to close immediately. It can't reopen until an inspector confirms the problems are fixed.

• In-use utensils properly stored
  • Basic: In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. The operator moved the tongs.
• Dishwashing facilities and test kits
  • Intermediate: No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary test strips expired.
• Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
  • Basic: Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Both of the reach in coolers.
• Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • Basic: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. The wall behind the big mixer machine is soiled. The right side of the reach in freezer in the back right of the restaurant is soiled. The portable fan by the front counter is soiled with dust.
• Single-service items
  • Basic: Single-service articles improperly stored. Pizza boxes on the floor. The operator moved the pizza boxes.
• Insects, rodents, pests and animals
  • High priority: Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 20 droppings, on the right side of the reach-in freezer, in the back right corner of the restaurant, on the floor. 5 droppings, on the water heater tray. 5 droppings, on the floor in the storage area by the mop sink. The operator started cleaning up the droppings and sanitizing the area.
• Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
  • Basic: Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several tiles in the dining area soiled with water spots.
  • Basic: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. The floor under the fryer baskets is soiled with grease. The floor behind the big mixer is soiled.
• Chemicals and toxic substances
  • Intermediate: Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. 1 bootle not labeled. The operator labeled the bootle.