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Coyotes Restaurant, Inc.

February 24, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS LOCATED AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM ON THE 1ST FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 10Priority
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: 3-501.12 OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING, OBSERVED FROZEN MEAT BEING THAWED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. SAID TCS FOOD WAS FROZEN AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROPERLY THAW ALL TCS FOODS UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER (NOT EXCEEDING 70F) AT ALL TIMES.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.112 OBSERVED DEAD RODENTS ON RODENT TRAPS IN THE VERY FAR REAR OF THE BASEMENT/DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-305.11 OBSERVED TORTILLA CHIPS IN CHIP CONTAINER BEING STACKED ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER. INSTRUCTED TO NOT STACK CHIP CONTAINERS ON TOP OF CHIPS OR PLACE A SHEET OF PARCHMENT PAPER IN BETWEEN CHIP CONTAINERS TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS IN BETWEEN AND UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT (FLAT TOP GRILL AND FRYERS). INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
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
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: 5-402.12 OBSERVED SEWAGE WATER BACK UP FROM A FLOOR DRAIN WHEN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT, IS TURNED ON. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND NEVER ALLOW SEWAGE WATER TO BACK UP FROM FLOOR DRAINS. 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MAY NOT BE USED. FACILITY MAY USE OTHER ADEQUATE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS, LOCATED ON THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREAS, TO PROPERLY WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
code 52
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

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

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.11 OBSERVED FLOORS UNEVEN AND NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAKE ALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-201.13 OBSERVED COVING THAT IS DEATTACHED IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE TIGHT FITTING. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT AND BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED ON THE 1ST FLOOR WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 12, 2021: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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