El Milagro Taqueria

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY. OBSERVED ABOUT 20 LIVE SMALL FLIES LOCATED ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTRO FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A). • 6-202.13 OBSERVED OPEN BAIT TRAPS IN THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO ONLY ALLOW PEST CONTROL TO SET TRAPS FOR THE FACILITY AND REMOVE OPEN BAIT TRAPS.
  code 38
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: 3-305.11 OBSERVED DRY STORAGE BEING STORED UNDER A SEWER LINE IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND DO NOT STORE ANYTHING UNDER SEWER PIPES.
  code 39
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 53

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 6, 2019: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 10 previous findings did not recur.

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