Hotel Chocolat

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Inspections

1. May 29, 2025 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Severity not stated

     UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

     4-903.11 (A;B;D) - OBSERVED EQUIPMENT FOR FACILITY (BOXED TABLES, CHAIRS, SHELVES, EQUIPMENT) STORED ON THE FLOOR IN VARIOUS STORAGE ROOMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AND TO STORE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     4-101.17 - NOTED RAW WOOD ON UNDERSIDE OF COUNTER WHERE CHOCOLATE LIQUID TAP IS INSTALLED AS WELL AS NEAR THE ICE MACHINE AND AT THE SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL RAW WOOD TO ENSURE THAT IT IS NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-201.17 - OBSERVED MISSING COVERS AROUND LIGHT FIXTURES/HOLES IN CEILING ABOVE THE FRONT COFFEE BAR PREP AREA, CREATING A NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AROUND. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL WALL AND CEILING ATTACHMENTS ARE EASILY CLEANABLE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-201.13 - OBSERVED MISSING BASEBOARD ALONG THE FLOOR ON ALL WALLS IN THE HALL NEXT TO THE DISH WASHING AREA AND BELOW AND NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE BASEBOARD IN ALL FLOOR/WALL JUNCTURES THROUGHOUT FACILITY, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO MOISTURE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-201.18 - OBSERVED WALL IN BASEMENT WHERE PLUMBING FOR WASHING MACHINE AND DRYER IN SMALL COVE TO BE MISSING IN A 10 FT SECTION OF WALL, AT ABOUT 2 FEET HIGH. STUDS EXPOSED AND NOT FINISHED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENCASE WALL FULLY AND FINISH TO NOT HAVE ANY EXPOSED STUDS.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     6-202.11 - OBSERVED LIGHTS ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA TO HAVE MISSING LIGHT COVER. INSTUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE/PROVIDE COVER OR ADEQUATE SHIELDING FOR ALL LIGHT BULBS.

2. May 22, 2025 Short Form Complaint · Fail — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED OVER 30 RAT DROPPINGS IN BASEMENT BY HVAC UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(a). CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

     4-903.11 (A;B;D) - OBSERVED EQUIPMENT FOR FACILITY (BOXED TABLES, CHAIRS, SHELVES, EQUIPMENT) STORED ON THE FLOOR IN VARIOUS STORAGE ROOMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AND TO STORE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     4-101.17 - NOTED RAW WOOD ON UNDERSIDE OF COUNTER WHERE CHOCOLATE LIQUID TAP IS INSTALLED AS WELL AS NEAR THE ICE MACHINE AND AT THE SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL RAW WOOD TO ENSURE THAT IT IS NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-201.17 - OBSERVED MISSING COVERS AROUND LIGHT FIXTURES/HOLES IN CEILING ABOVE THE FRONT COFFEE BAR PREP AREA, CREATING A NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AROUND. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL WALL AND CEILING ATTACHMENTS ARE EASILY CLEANABLE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-201.13 - OBSERVED MISSING BASEBOARD ALONG THE FLOOR ON ALL WALLS IN THE HALL NEXT TO THE DISH WASHING AREA AND BELOW AND NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE BASEBOARD IN ALL FLOOR/WALL JUNCTURES THROUGHOUT FACILITY, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO MOISTURE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-201.18 - OBSERVED WALL IN BASEMENT WHERE PLUMBING FOR WASHING MACHINE AND DRYER IN SMALL COVE TO BE MISSING IN A 10 FT SECTION OF WALL, AT ABOUT 2 FEET HIGH. STUDS EXPOSED AND NOT FINISHED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENCASE WALL FULLY AND FINISH TO NOT HAVE ANY EXPOSED STUDS.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED LARGE HOLE IN CORNER OF WALL ON FAR LEFT SIDE OF HVAC UNIT. MUST SEAL HOLE TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PESTS.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     6-202.11 - OBSERVED LIGHTS ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA TO HAVE MISSING LIGHT COVER. INSTUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE/PROVIDE COVER OR ADEQUATE SHIELDING FOR ALL LIGHT BULBS.

3. Apr 21, 2025 License Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Severity not stated

     UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

     4-903.11 (A;B;D) - OBSERVED EQUIPMENT FOR FACILITY (BOXED TABLES, CHAIRS, SHELVES, EQUIPMENT) STORED ON THE FLOOR IN VARIOUS STORAGE ROOMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AND TO STORE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     4-101.17 - NOTED RAW WOOD ON UNDERSIDE OF COUNTER WHERE CHOCOLATE LIQUID TAP IS INSTALLED AS WELL AS NEAR THE ICE MACHINE AND AT THE SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL RAW WOOD TO ENSURE THAT IT IS NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.

   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     5-501.17 - OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH CANS AVAILABLE IN BOTH UNISEX BATHROOMS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A COVERED TRASH CAN IN EACH UNISEX BATHROOM.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-201.11 - OBSERVED ONE WALL BEHIND COFFEE BAR/PREP AREA AT FRONT/EASTERN SECTION OF STORE TO HAVE UNFINISHED BRICKWORK ON WALL NEXT TO EQUIPMENT AND ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO FINISH WALL AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE OF THE UNFINISHED BRICK WORK.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-201.17 - OBSERVED MISSING COVERS AROUND LIGHT FIXTURES/HOLES IN CEILING ABOVE THE FRONT COFFEE BAR PREP AREA, CREATING A NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AROUND. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL WALL AND CEILING ATTACHMENTS ARE EASILY CLEANABLE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-201.13 - OBSERVED MISSING BASEBOARD ALONG THE FLOOR ON ALL WALLS IN THE HALL NEXT TO THE DISH WASHING AREA AND BELOW AND NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE BASEBOARD IN ALL FLOOR/WALL JUNCTURES THROUGHOUT FACILITY, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO MOISTURE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     6-201.18 - OBSERVED WALL IN BASEMENT WHERE PLUMBING FOR WASHING MACHINE AND DRYER IN SMALL COVE TO BE MISSING IN A 10 FT SECTION OF WALL, AT ABOUT 2 FEET HIGH. STUDS EXPOSED AND NOT FINISHED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENCASE WALL FULLY AND FINISH TO NOT HAVE ANY EXPOSED STUDS.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     6-202.11 - OBSERVED LIGHTS ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA TO HAVE MISSING LIGHT COVER. INSTUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE/PROVIDE COVER OR ADEQUATE SHIELDING FOR ALL LIGHT BULBS.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     6-303.11 - OBSERVED NO LIGHT IN STORAGE CLOSET IN HALL NEXT TO BOTH BATHROOMS. OBSERVED ONE LIGHT NOT FUNCTIONING IN THE REAR DISH WASHING HALL NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN ALL STORAGE AND PREP AREAS.

4. Apr 8, 2025 License · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED NO HAND SINK AVAILABLE WITH HOT AND COLD PLUMBED CITY WATER AVAILABLE AT THE WEST SIDE CUSTOMER BATHROOM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. ALL PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE AVAILABLE FOR SINK INSTALLATION; MANAGER STATED THEY ARE AWAITING DELIVERY OF SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER AT MINIMUM ONE (1) HAND SINK MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY EMPLOYEES IN OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO TOILET ROOMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-030 (c). BATHROOM TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO NOT USE BATHROOM UNTIL HAND SINK WITH PLUMBED HOT AND COLD WATER AREA AVAILABLE, AND BATHROOM IS RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH.

   • Severity not stated

     UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

     OBSERVED EQUIPMENT FOR FACILITY (BOXED TABLES, CHAIRS, SHELVES, EQUIPMENT) STORED ON THE FLOOR IN VARIOUS STORAGE ROOMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AND TO STORE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     NOTED RAW WOOD ON UNDERSIDE OF COUNTER WHERE CHOCOLATE LIQUID TAP IS INSTALLED AS WELL AS NEAR THE ICE MACHINE AND AT THE SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL RAW WOOD TO ENSURE THAT IT IS NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN.

   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH CANS AVAILABLE IN BOTH UNISEX BATHROOMS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A COVERED TRASH CAN IN EACH UNISEX BATHROOM.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED MISSING COVERS AROUND LIGHT FIXTURES/HOLES IN CEILING ABOVE THE FRONT COFFEE BAR PREP AREA, CREATING A NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AROUND. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL WALL AND CEILING ATTACHMENTS ARE EASILY CLEANABLE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED MISSING BASEBOARD ALONG THE FLOOR ON ALL WALLS IN THE HALL NEXT TO THE DISH WASHING AREA AND BELOW AND NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE BASEBOARD IN ALL FLOOR/WALL JUNCTURES THROUGHOUT FACILITY, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO MOISTURE.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED WALL IN BASEMENT WHERE PLUMBING FOR WASHING MACHINE AND DRYER IN SMALL COVE TO BE MISSING IN A 10 FT SECTION OF WALL, AT ABOUT 2 FEET HIGH. STUDS EXPOSED AND NOT FINISHED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENCASE WALL FULLY AND FINISH TO NOT HAVE ANY EXPOSED STUDS.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED ONE WALL BEHIND COFFEE BAR/PREP AREA AT FRONT/EASTERN SECTION OF STORE TO HAVE UNFINISHED BRICKWORK ON WALL NEXT TO EQUIPMENT AND ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO FINISH WALL AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE OF THE UNFINISHED BRICK WORK.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     OBSERVED LIGHTS ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA TO HAVE MISSING LIGHT COVER. INSTUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE/PROVIDE COVER OR ADEQUATE SHIELDING FOR ALL LIGHT BULBS.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     OBSERVED NO LIGHT IN STORAGE CLOSET IN HALL NEXT TO BOTH BATHROOMS. OBSERVED ONE LIGHT NOT FUNCTIONING IN THE REAR DISH WASHING HALL NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN ALL STORAGE AND PREP AREAS.