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Asador

June 3, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings3

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THE GRILL AND THE 2 DOOR STANDUP PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 50F. BOTH COOLERS WERE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS EGGS AND BEEF. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN BOTH COOLERS BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS. OBSERVED CHEESE AT 51.8F, EGGS AT 63F, SALSA AT 52F, BEEF AT 48F, AND COOKED BEANS AT 44.7F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 160# OF FOOD WORTH $780. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT BY A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE TAKE THE TORTILLAS OFF OF THE GRILL WITH THEIR BARE HANDS AND PUT THEM ON THE PLATES. MANAGEMENT WAS NOTIFIED ON REPORT #1547304 ON 6/19/15 THAT THEIR IS NO BARE HAND CONTACT ALLOWED WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010A.
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION. OBSERVED COOKING EQUIPMENT (FLAT-TOP GRILL, HOT HOLDING UNIT AND GYRO MACHINE) STORED UNDERNEATH A CANOPY OUTSIDE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WAS CONNECTED TO A GAS LINE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT LEADING TO THE OUTSIDE. PREMISES HAS TABLES AND CHAIRS ALSO STORED UNDERNEATH THE CANOPY. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT COOKING OUTSIDE IS NOT APPROVED AND TO REMOVE ALL EQUIPMENT FROM THE OUTSIDE AND TO REMOVE THE GAS LINE. NO FOOD WAS BEING PREPARED OR SERVED OUTSIDE AT THIS TIME. PREMISES WAS PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED OF THIS VIOLATION ON REPORT #1547304 DATED 6/19/15 AND REPORT #1547333 DATED 7/14/15. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM REPORT #1547333 ON 7/19/15 NOT CORRECTED: 41 - EXCESSIVE CLUTTER/EQUIPMENT IN OUTSIDE REAR (COOKING EQUIPMENT, PROPANE TANKS, MILK CRATES, ETC). INSTD TO REMOVE ALL EQUIPMENT FROM REAR AND MAINTAIN AREA SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE TOP OF THE DISHMACHINE.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND STORAGE AREA. MUST REPLACE. OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE STORAGE SHELVES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SCRAPE AND REPAINT.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 14, 2015: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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