El Mariachi Bar & Grill

January 5, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings3

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: NO PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA BY THE LARGE ICE MACHINE ,PREP TABLE AND OPENED FOOD,MUST PROVIDE ALSO OBSERVED TOILET BOWL WITH FECES STAINS INSIDE THE BOWL AND AT TOILET BOWL RIM.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
code 11Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES,OBSERVED EMPLOYEE GRABBING WITH BARE HANDS AND BANDAGE ON HIS HAND,SLICED ONION TO STORE THEM INSIDE PLASTIC BAG AND WEIGH THEM, NO FOOD GLOVE USED. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AND USE FOOD GLOVES. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-010(A).
code 6Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE UNABLE TO DISPENSE SANITIZER AT FINAL RINSE,PRESENTLY 0ppm.UNIT IN USE,OBSERVED POTS INSIDE THE UNIT.INSTRUCTED TO USE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. DISH MACHINE SERVICE ARRIVED DURING INSPECTION TO REPAIR. MACHINE DISPENSING 100 PPM AVAILABLE CHLORINE AFTER SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030.
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD(ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. WE OBSERVED BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE ON WATER RESERVOIR WERE ICE IS MADE,INSIDE THE LARGE ICE MACHINE,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. FOUND DISH RACKS USED FOR DISHES,CUPS,POTS, GLASSES ETC., WITH EXCESS ENCRUSTED BLACK SLIME ON UTENSIL CONTACT SURFACES. NEED TO REPLACE RACKS. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: COUNTER TOP BROKEN BY THE SMALL ICE BIN IN THE KITCHEN,REPLACE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP ON VENT CONDENSER,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MISSING LID AT KITCHEN AREA ICE BIN. MUST PROVIDE LID.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP ON WIRES ABOVE THE COLD UNIT,GREASE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN. REMOVE EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE REACH-IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT AND CHEST FREEZER IN THE KITCHEN. CLEAN DEBRIS ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF DISH MACHINE NOT CLEAN, ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND BLACK AND GRAY SLIME. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHEN,NEED TO REPLACE,REPAIR REGROUT.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. NEED TO CLEAN FLOOR ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: BURNED LIGHT BULBS IN THE KITCHEN DISH ROOMAND UNDER THE HOOD,REPLACE,ALSO GREASE ON LIGHT SHIELD UNDER HOOD,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: STRONG, FOUL SEWAGE ODOR AT REAR BAR AREA AND BASEMENT PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR ELIMINATE SOURCE OF ODOR. MIDDLE MECHANICAL DRAIN IS LEAKING AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. POP GUN NOZZLE WITH MINERAL BUILD-UP,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN NO COLD WATER HANDLE PROVIDED AT FAUCET AT MOP SINK(BASEMENT).
code 38

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