El Pollo Grill, Inc.

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated
  Inspector note: 1 ST SECTION OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN WAITRESS STATION NEAR THE WALL IS PROFUSELY LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM - MUST REPAIR. ALSO FOUND SAME SINK NOT PROPERLY SET UP, CENTER COMPARTMENT BEING USED TO STORE DIRTY DISHES. THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE PROPERLY OPERATED/SET-UP TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE ALL MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 24
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS TAKEN FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND STORED OVER 24 HOURS MUST BE LABELED.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF TH COOKING STOVE IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(GRESE, DEBRIS).
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN MASSIVE GREASE FROM THE HOODS AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD-UP FROM EXHAUST FAN IN WASHROOM. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN WALLS IN FOOD PREP AREA WHERE STAINS ARE PRESENT. PAINT AREA(S) OF CEILING IN FOOD PREP AREA WHERE SECTIONS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: ALL USED COOKING EQUIPMENT(FLOOR BURNER) IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA MUST BE COMPLETELY UNDERNEATH THE HOODS CONNECTED TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM OR MUST BE REMOVED. MUST REPAIR LEAK UNDERNEATH THE FIRST SECTION OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN WAITRESS STATION(NORTH WALL).
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN MAIN FOOD PREP AREA MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. ALL EQUIPMENT STORED IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA MUST BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED OR REMOVED FROM AREA.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 8, 2015: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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