El Faro Restaurant

February 22, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings13
critical findings3

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Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING FACILITIES FOR STAFF IN FRONT PREP AREA/DRINK STATION AREA WITH OUT SOAP AT HAND SINK FOR HAND WASHING WHILE FOOD AND DRINKS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.SOAP WAS PROVIDED AT HAND SINK DURING INSPECTION.(CRITICAL 7-38-030)
code 12Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES AND BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS BY FOOD HANDLERS.OBSERVED 4 FOOD HANDLERS HANDLING READY TO EAT (CUT ONIONS,BREAD,SHREDDED LETTUCE,SLICED TOMATOES)WITH BARE HANDS PUTTING THESE FOOD ITEMS ON PLATES AND SANDWICHES WITHOUT USING GLOVES OR UTENSILS AND ANOTHER FOOD HANDLER TOUCHING GARBAGE CAN WITH GLOVES ON AND THEN PICKED UP FOOD ITEMS AND STARTED PEELING WITHOUT CHANGING GLOVES AND WASHING HANDS.ALSO,A FOOD HANDLER WIPED HIS GLOVED HANDS ON A SOILED TOWEL SITTING ON GRILL TABLE AND HANDLED COOKED BREAD.MUST WASH HANDS AFTER EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION/PROVIDE GLOVES OR UTENSILS FOR READY TO EAT FOODS.(CRITICAL 7-38-010A)
code 6Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER/DISH WASHER RINSING OUT 2- JUST USED BLENDERS AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN FRONT DRINK STATION AREA AND THEN REUSED THEM WITHOUT SETTING UP SINK TO WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE UTENSILS PROPERLY.INSTRUCTED MANAGER ON SETTING UP SINK.(CRITICAL7-38-030)
code 8Priority
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 EVIDENCE OF A DEAD RAT ON FLOOR UNDER REAR PREP AREA PREP/STORAGE TABLE.ALSO,1-RAT DROPPING ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT.APPX.25 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND AND ON WALLS IN SEASONING STORAGE AREA,REAR PREP AREA,DISH WASHING AREA AND NEAR MOPSINK.APPX."1/2-3/4" GAP ALONG TOP AND BOTTOM OF FRONT ENTRY DOOR,REAR DELIVERY DOOR AND PATIO DOOR ALONG BOTTOM,KITCHEN DOOR RUSTED OUT ALONG BOTTOM,INTERIOR WALL NEAR BASEMENT DOOR OPENINGS IN BRICK.MUST REMOVE DEAD RODENT AND DROPPING.MUST RODENT PROOF DOORS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 2/22/18.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL TO GO DESSERTS WITH PROPER INFO GIVEN.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND DISHES ON REAR DISH STORAGE SHELVES.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARDS AT HAND SINK NEXT TO COUNTER TOPS IN HALLWAY DRINK STATION AREA/FRONT PREP DRINK STATION AREA.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM VEGETABLE WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED LID ON REAR STORAGE AREA CHEST FREEZER.MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE THROUGHOUT STORAGE AREAS AND PROVIDE SHELVING UNITS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM GRILL TABLES,PREP TABLES,FRYERS AND UNDERSIDES OF ALL EQUIPMENT,MEAT SLICER,GRINDERS ETC.MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP ON FANGUARD COVERS IN BOTH WALK IN COOLERS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP AREAS,STORAGE AREAS AND BASEMENT.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CONCRETE FLOOR IN VEGETABLE WALK IN COOLER.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM WALLS IN ALL PREP AREAS,DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING TILES AND LIGHT FIXTURES IN PREP AREAS AND DINING AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED UPPER WALL TILES IN REAR PREP AREA OVER VENTILATION HOOD,ABOVE REAR MOPSINK,STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES,HOLES IN BRICK WALLS IN BASEMENT,DAMAGED WALL TILE NEAR WALL OUTLET IN REAR PREP AREA.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS WHERE NEEDED.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST PLACE 1-EYE STOVES UNDER VENTILATION HOODS IN PREP AREAS.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT AND THROUGHOUT STORAGE AREAS AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS STORED FROM ON TOP OF FOOD ARTICLES.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST STORE SOILED TOWELS IN SANITIZING BUCKETS.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 27, 2017: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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