Cafe El Tapatio

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: 4-602.11(B-E): **C** Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency OBSERVED THE ICE BIN INTERIOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 16
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: 3-601.11: **C** Standards of Identity NOTED NO LABELS FOR BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS (FLOUR AND SUGAR). INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH CONTENTS NAME.
  code 37
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: 3-307.11: **C** Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination OBSERVED DRY RICE AND DRIED BEAN BAGS SITTING ON FLOOR IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-101.19: **C** Nonfood-Contact Surfaces OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING. • 4-101.19: **C** Nonfood-Contact Surfaces OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED AS LINER ON FOOD PREP EQUIPMENT AND PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-602.13: NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues. OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-205.15: **C** System Maintained in Good Repair (In Good Repair) OBSERVED HANDSINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA LEAKING INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MIANTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.16: **C** Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE BASMENT CEILING PREP AREA INSTRUCTED TO SEAL.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 14, 2025: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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