Don Tequeno Y Dona Arepa

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
  Inspector note: Floor near the stove top and grill damaged and with missing tiles. Address and make any necessary repairs.
  code 590.006/6-201.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Cooling (P)critical
  Inspector note: Hotel pans filled with shredded beef and chicken prepared from the previous day with elevated temperatures between 49-53F. Address and ensure all staff have been preoperly trained on how to cool all foods within the required guidelines. Foods out of temperature were voluntarily discarded at the time of the inspection.
  code 590.003/3-501.14-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Raw eggs observed being left out at room temperature. Disocontinue and ensure all eggs foods are being maintained at below 45F. Eggs were removed at the time of the inspection and placed into an additional refrigerator.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
  Inspector note: Several squeeze bottles filled with dressings and sauces have no labels. Provide.
  code 590.003/3-302.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
  Inspector note: Soiled wiping cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discontinue and store in a proper sanitizing solution.
  code 590.003/3-304.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
  Inspector note: Box of bananas observed being stored directly under rthe drainage pipe of the single bay sink near the stove top and grill Discontinue and store all foods in a clean and protected manner.
  code 590.003/3-305.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
  Inspector note: Small preparation table located directly next to hand sink with no splash guard. Provide splash guard for sink or relocate table.
  code 590.003/3-307.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Single door upright Coke cooler with an elevated temperature of 50F. Disocntinue use unless the unit is able to maintain a temperature of below 41F. Foods out of temperature for and unknown period of time were voluntarily discarded at the time of the inspection. All otehr foods were removed and placed into an additional refrigeration unit at the time of the inspection.
  code 590.004/4-202.16-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 30, 2024: 1 finding recurred. 7 previous findings did not recur.

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