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Carnitas Uruapan

February 17, 2022 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 5-205.11 OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE. OBSERVED SAID HAND WASHING SINK BLOCKED BY SHELF AND BUCKETS STORED IN FRONT OF HAND WASHING SINK. HAND WASHING SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED STAFF TO MOVE SHELF AND BUCKETS TO MAKE HAND WASHING SINK ACCESSIBLE. MANAGER CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
code 10Priority
Proper Cooling Time And Temperature

Inspector note: 3-501.14 OBSERVED FACILITY IMPROPERLY COOLING TCS FOODS. OBSERVED ABOUT 50 POUNDS OF COOKED PORK AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 56 F TO 96 F, OBSERVED ABOUT 7 POUNDS OF COOKED POTATOES AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 56 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND USE PROPER TIME AND TEMPERATURE MARKINGS WHEN COOLING ALL TCS FOODS. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID FOOD DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION WRITTEN UNDER VIOLATION #21.
code 20
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16. OBSERVED TCS FOODS ( POTATO TACOS) AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN A HOT HOLDING UNIT: APPROXIMATELY 20 POUNDS OF POTATO TACOS RANGING IN TEMPERATURE FROM 87 F TO 100 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL HOT HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 135 F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 21
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: 4-301.11 OBSERVED A HOT HOLDING UNIT, WITH TCS FOOD INSIDE, AT AN INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE OF 93 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL HOT HOLDING UNITS AT 135 F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. SAID UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY CDPH AND MAY NOT BE USED. OBSERVED FACILITY USING ICE AS A COOLING METHOD FOR PREPACKAGED TO GO CONTAINERS OF SALSA AND GUACAMOLE. INSTRUCTED THAT ICE CAN NOT BE USED AND ALL TCS FOODS MUST BE MAINTAINED COLD BY ADEQUATE MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 33
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: 4-904.11 OBSERVED KNIVES BEING IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND WALL. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL UTENSILS.
code 44
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11 (B) OBSERVED SHELVES USED FOR PARTIALLY COOKED PORK, LOCATED INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER, WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID SHELVES LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER IN BETWEEN FOOD STORAGE.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DIRT FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS UNDER AND AROUND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 2, 2021: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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