Cactus Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings8
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical
  Inspector note: Walk in refrigerator un-organized buckets of raw chicken stored on top of other containers. Buckets of sour cream stored with raw chicken with juices on the lid of the container / Discard container of sour cream and re-organized walk in to provide proper separation of raw and ready to eat foods..
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Slabs of raw beef sitting out at room temperature 60F to prep after delivery / PIC moved to refrigeration after being there for 1 hour. / Provide proper cold holding temperatures of 41F or below.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Cooked fish 94F sitting on top of other containers in the steam table / PIC moved to reheat to 165F and will place directly into steam table / Discontinue placing containers on top of other containers and provide 135F or greater at all times.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P1*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf)
  Inspector note: Both the walk in refrigerator and walk in freezer are fully stocked and hard to move around in / There is also more deliveries of food being prepped for the walk ins during the inspection. PIC states that deliveries come in 2-3 per week. The food is not being used fast enough to make more space for new deliveries / The PIC must either - provide additional units to accomodate the abundance of food to ensure proper holding temperatures revise the menu to decrease the amount of food needed or decrease the frequency of deliveries.
  code 590.004/4-301.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
  Inspector note: In use tongs and knives stored in stagnant water / Discontinue and store as described below.
  code 590.003/3-304.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
  Inspector note: Buckets of food stored on floor in basement / Elevate at least 6" off of floor.
  code 590.003/3-305.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Thawing (C)
  Inspector note: Bags of frozen chicken thawing at room temperature / Discontinue and properly thaw as discussed during inspection
  code 590.003/3-501.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Equipment on cook line with visible soils and spatter / Provide a deep cleaning to all equipment (front sides and underneath) on cook line
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 1, 2019: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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