El Basurero Restaurant Inc.

June 10, 2021 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings9
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: NO HANDWASH SINK IN REAR PREP AREA WHERE PREP COOLER LOCATED, HAND PACKED ICE CREAM IS SCOOPED/HANDLED AND DRINKS ASSEMBLED. INSTD TO INSTALL HANDWASH SINK UNDER CITY PRESSURE IN SAME AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)
    code 10Priority
  • Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical
    Inspector note: 3-402.12(B) 3-402.12B -NO WRITTEN AGREEMENT OR STATEMENT FROM THE SUPPLIER STATING THE FISH SUPPLIED FOR CEVICHE IS FROZEN TO REQUIRED TIME AND TEMPERATURE. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME AND MAINTAIN. • MISSING DATE ON SHELLFISH TAGS WHEN THE LAST SHELLSTOCK IS SOLD OR SERVED. INSTD TO RECORD SUCH DATE ON TAG AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
    code 14Priority
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED. INSTD TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN SAME
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OVER 30 LARGE AND SMALL FLIES FLYING THROUGH OUT ESTABLISHMENT. 4 LIVE ROACHES NOTED NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK INSTD TO REMOVE ALL FLIES/ROACHES CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE UPDATED PEST CONTROL RECEIPT. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A) PRIORITY FOUNDATION
    code 38
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: NO BARRIER NOTED INBETWEEN REAR PREP AREA (CEVICHE AND ICE CREAM SCOOPED, DRINKS PREPARED) AND CUSTOMERS (MENS) TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER BARRIER AND MAINTAIN. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
    code 39
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: RAW WOOD SURFACES NOTED AROUND WINDOW FRAMES AND SILLS. INSTD TO SEAL ALL RAW WOOD SO AS SURFACE TO BE A NON POROUS, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • CUTTING BOARDS AT PREP LINE WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: EXCESSIVE GREASE, FOOD DEBRIS NOTED INBETWEEN FRYERS AND INTERIOR OF FRYER CABINETS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND FAUCET LEAKING, WRAPPED IN PLASTIC. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: WALL COVING THROUGH OUT PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, LOOSE FROM WALL. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 24, 2020: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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