El Muelle

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 4/20/15 (1480598) NOT CORRECTED. 45 FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO LOGS, RECORDS IN PLACE. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER REQUIREMENTS. 32 GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD. INSTD TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS. 38 3-COMPARTMENT SINK SLOW DRAINING. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME. NO EXPOSED HANDSINK IN BAR AREA. INSTD TO INSTALL SAME. 40 METAL STEM THERMOMETERS MISSING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: RUSTY WIRE RACKS IN UPRIGHT 2 DOOR COOLER. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST.
  code 32
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SMALL LEAK AT PIPE IN BASEMENT. REPAIR SAME. MISSING BACK FLOW DEVICE AT UTILITY SINK. PROVIDE SAME.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 20, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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