El Milagro

March 10, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings12
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: 3-DOOR REFRIGERATED PREP COOLER NEAR GRILL IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE, AIR TEMP IN THE TOP HOLDING COMPARTMENT WAS 50F, AND AIR TEMP IN BOTTOM SECTION WAS 46.8F. ALSO FOUND REFRIGERATED DISPLAY UNIT ON SERVICE LINE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 47.9F. BOTH UNITS MUST BE CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING INTERNAL AIR TEMPS OF 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. HELD FOR INSPECTION TAGS ALSO PLACED ON BOTH UNITS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: STEAK-46.7F, CUT CABBAGE-46.1F, 49.2F, AND 45.1F. CUT LETTUCE-44.5F, 48.1F, 46.1F. CUT TOMATOES-48.1F, 46.2F. SOUR CREAM-46.6F. ALSO FOUND LETTUCE AND COOKED FISH IN DRAINING PANS INSIDE LARGER PANS ON COLD HOLDING AND HOT HOLDING UNITS AT 46.1F AND 90.1F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FODDS STORED UNDER REFRIGERATION MUST BE HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW, AND HOT FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 140 DEGREES OR ABOVE(INSTRUCTED TO REFRAIN FROM USING DOUBLE PANS IN BOTH OF THESE UNITS. ALL FOOD ITEMS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES WERE DISCARDED(30LB VALUED $100). CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
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: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES. 30 MICE DROPPINGS OBSERVED ON FLOOR IN 2ND FLOOR STORE ROOM ON EAST AND WEST WALLS NEAR CLUTTERED AREAS. MUST REMOVE ALL CLUTTER FROM THIS AREA, PROPERLY STORE ALL ARTICLES 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOORS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, AND SEAL UP ANY OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS ,WALLS, AND CEILINGS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: IMPROPER HANDLING OF GARBAGE NOTED IN REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. 3 OUT OF THE 4 DUMPSTERS IN THIS AREA WERE OVERFLOWING WITH TRASH ABOVE THE RIMS OF THE RECEPTACLES. ALL LIDS MUST BE KEPT CLOSED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: ALL SINGLE-SERVICE UTENSILS(FORKS, SPOONS, KNIVES) MUST BE PROPERLY STORED INVERTED(HANDLES UP OR OUT) IN STORAGE CONTAINERS.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE CAN OPENER AND HOLSTER, AND THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN MAIN HOT FOOD KITCHEN PREP AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: LARGE CRACK IN FLOOR TILE NOTICED NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR, MUST REPAIR. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS IN 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA, AND IN SMALL STORAGE AREA ON FIRST FLOOR WHERE LARGE BAGS OF SALT ARE STORED.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN DEBRIS, DIRT, AND DUST BUILD-UP FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN DUST BUILD-UP FROM ALL CEILING AND EXHAUST VENTS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN RETAIL FOOD PREP/SERVICE AREA WHERE GROUND TORTILLA MIXTURE IDS BAGGED UP AND SOLD.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKY FAUCETS AT 3 COMARTMENT SINK IN FRONT HOT FOOD PREP AREA, AND AT 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN HOT FOOD KITCHEN PREP AREA.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: PROVIDE LONG STEM METAL THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOKS IN ALL FOOD PREP AREAS.
code 40
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN SMALL REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE LARGE BAGS OF SALT ARE STORED AND IN 2ND FLOOR STORAE AREA. ALL STORED ARTICLES MUST BE ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOORS.
code 42

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Compared with Pass on August 14, 2015: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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