Cafe El Tapatio

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE.FOUND COOKED RICE STORED INSIDE THE COOLER AT TEMP OF 62.2F TO 63F; WHITE RICE AT TEMP OF 50F.COOKED GROUND BEEF(PICADILLO) AT TEMP OF 47.8F,CREAMY SOUP AT TEMP OF 46.5F;COOKED CHICKEN(PULLED CHICKEN) AT TEMP OF 46.7F TO 50F,ALL FOOD WAS COOKED ON 10-18-11,COOLER TEMPERATURE OF 38.7F.FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED,POUNDS 50, VALUE200.CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A) HOOOO74488-15
  code 3Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT (GREASE BUILD-UP),ALSO FOOD TOUNGUE THAT ARE STORED IN FRONT OF STOVE, MUST KEEP IT CLEAN AND PROPERLY STORED.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.DETAIL CLEAN WALL BEHIND THE STEAM TABLES AND COOKING EQUIPMENT,EXTREMELY GREASY,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair.HAIR RESTRAINANT IS NEEDED AT PREP AREA,BY EVERYONE.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 25, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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