El Campestre Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. THERE WERE BOXES OF CHICKEN BLOCKING ACCESS TO THE HANDWASHING SINK. MANAGEMENT REMOVED THE BOXES AND WAS INSTRUCTED THAT THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 11Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS AND WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED CHICKEN AT 43.9-47.4F IN THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER, COOKED RICE AT 47-53.8F IN THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER AND REFRIED BEANS AT 44-48F IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 600# OF FOOD WORTH $555. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND DRY STORAGE AREA. 15 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THESE AREAS ON BOXES OF STOCK. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: SECURE THE LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA IN FRONT OF THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR THE HOT WATER HANDLE FOR THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 29, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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