El Puerto Mariscos And Grill Inc.

May 3, 2019 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings8
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: FOUND NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT HAND WASHING SINKS IN WASH ROOMS.TEMPERATURE OF WATER RANGING FROM 66.4F-67.2F DURING THIS INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE MINIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE 100F AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C),CITATION ISSUED.
    code 10Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR CLEANING WHEN AN EMPLOYEE OR PATRON EXPERIENCES VOMITING AND/OR DIARRHEA. MUST PROVIDE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
    code 5Priority
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS (SALSAS,SOUP ETC) NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE CONSUMED OR DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK ALL READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED. -
    code 23
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON THE MENU. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DISCLOSE WHICH FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND LINK THOSE FOODS WITH AN ASTERISK * TO A REMINDER STATEMENT THAT STATES THAT EATING RAW OR UNDER COOKED FOODS CAN INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOOD BORNE ILLNESS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED. -
    code 25
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO LABEL BULK DRY FOOD WHITE CONTAINERS TO IDENTIFY FOODS STORED AND MAINTAIN.
    code 37
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS. • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN 3 ADEQUATE WORKING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE DISH WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND STORAGE SHELVINGS BEHIND FRONT COUNTERS AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: 8-404.13(B:4): **PF** Enforcement by the Regulatory Authority (Non-Compliance) PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION(S) NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2200529 DATED:08/03/2018 41 ALL WIPING CLOTH USED TO WIPE CHOPPING BOARD, PREP TABLES, DINING TABLES MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES. 10/26/2018 45 ALL CLEANED UTENSILS,POTS,PANS MUST BE STORED UPSIDE DOWN/INVERTED TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. 10/26/2018 48 : ALL EXTRA LARGE POTS AND PANS MUST BE REMOVED OR REPLACE WITH SMALLER ONE SO THEY CAN BE SUBMERGED INSIDE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE OR REPLACE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH A BIGGER ONE. 10/26/2018 58 NO CERTIFICATE OF ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION PA-100-0367 NO CITATION ISSUED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT NOTED VIOLATIONS AND MAINTAIN BY 5.10.2019. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090,CITATION ISSUED.
    code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 3, 2018: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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