El Barco

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings11
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
  Inspector note: Multiple pans of food in walk in observed without proper date marking. All foods held over 24 hours need proper date marking.
  code 590.003/3-501.17-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
  Inspector note: Food debris observed in slicer. Clean after each use.
  code 590.004/4-601.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
  Inspector note: Blue chemical observed in spray bottle without label. Person in charge corrected.
  code 590.007/7-102.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C)
  Inspector note: Multiple container of food on production line are uncovered. Cover to prevent potential contamination.
  code 590.003/3-302.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
  Inspector note: Squeeze bottles obsevred without labels in multiple locations. Provide labels.
  code 590.003/3-302.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
  Inspector note: Items observed on floor of walk in freezer. Elevate to prevent contamination.
  code 590.003/3-305.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Scale in back of house observed heavily rusted. Person in charge discarded.
  code 590.004/4-101.19-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
  Inspector note: Grease build up observed in hood filters above fryolater. Clean to remove
  code 590.004/4-202.18-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Soda machine in back of house observed soiled. Tops of fryolater are soild. Bottom of refrigeration units on production line are soiled. Top of expo line observed soiled. Clean to remove soils.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: Woman's room sink observed not working. Work order has been placed by PIC. There is a working sink in bathroom.
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
  Inspector note: Gakset in oyster bar refrigeration are damaged. Replace
  code 590.006/6-501.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 5, 2022: 11 findings appeared for the first time.

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