Carniceria Y Taqueria Tierra

September 6, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings13
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-201.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 NO CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16(A) OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, 2 DOOR PREP COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED SHELL EGGS AT 89.1F STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP COOLER. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE PREP AND WALK-IN COOLERS: SOUR CREAM AT 60.1F, CHEESE AT 52.2F, HAM AT 55.6F, SALSA AT 58.6F, CHICKEN AT 55.4F, HOT DOGS AT 59.2F, PORK AT 48.2F, CHORIZO AT 45.5F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 150# OF FOOD WORTH $500. PRIORITY 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: 3-501.17(A) OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOOD (SALSA) STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND PREP COOLER WITHOUT A DATE MARK TO INDICATE THE DATE THAT THE FOOD MUST BE CONSUMED OR DISCARDED. READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS CAN BE HELD FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS WITH DAY OF PREPARATION COUNTED AS DAY 1. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: 4-301.11 OBSERVED INADEQUATE REFRIGERATION TO MAINTAIN TCS FOODS BELOW 41F. THE AIR TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER WAS AT 50F AND THE AIR TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER WAS AT 47.7F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL COOLERS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-602.11 LABEL INFORMATION IS MISSING FOR THE PACKAGED SHEETS OF CHICHARRONS STORED ON THE DISPLAY SHELF. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PROPER LABEL FOR ALL PACKAGED FOODS.
code 37
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: 3-304.12 OBSERVED PLASTIC AND STYROFOAM CUPS WITHOUT HANDLES USED TO SCOOP SALSA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO ONLY USE UTENSILS WITH A HANDLE.
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-101.11 OBSERVED FROZEN CHICKEN STORED IN A PLASTIC GROCERY BAG IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE A PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAG.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-602.13 DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE, AND 2 DOOR PREP COOLER, VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS, PREP TABLES, AND BLENDER.
code 49
Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure

Inspector note: 5-103.11(B) NO HOT WATER WAS PROVIDED AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS. THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER WAS AT 82-99F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOT WATER ACCORDING TO LAW. PRIORITY 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 50
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-205.15 OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS WHEN BOTH SINKS ARE USED AT THE SAME TIME IN BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE WATER PRESSURE FOR ALL SINKS.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12 DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT, ESPECIALLY IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREAS. CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREAS. • 6-201.16 REGLUE THE MISSING AND UNATTACHED VINYL BASEBOARD TO THE WALLS OF THE CARNICERIA PREP AREA. • 6-201.11 REPLACE THE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. • 6-501.114 OBSERVED BICYCLES, A SNOW BLOWER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY AND UNUSED ITEMS FROM THE PREMISES.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: 6-202.11 OBSERVED LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA WITHOUT LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS ON THEM. MUST INSTALL LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS WHERE NEEDED.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 21, 2017: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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