Merengue Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical
  Inspector note: Container of raw salmon and cooked lobster at cookline. Separate cooked food from raw and different species from each other. Corrected on site.
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
  Inspector note: Warewashing hand sink out of towels. Ensure all hand sinks have soap and towels at all times.
  code 590.006/6-301.12-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
  Inspector note: Food handlers observed without hair restraints. Provide hats or hairnets for all food handlers.
  code 590.002/2-402.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Thawing (C)
  Inspector note: Reduced oxygen packaged salmon thawed at cookline in packaging. Per package directions remove or pierce packaging prior to thawing.
  code 590.003/3-501.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: Slow drain at warewashing hand sink. Service as needed for proper operation.
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C)
  Inspector note: Daylight visible under back door. Repair threshold to prevent pests from entering.
  code 590.006/6-202.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 20, 2026: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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