El Taconazo La Fiesta

October 17, 2014 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings11
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
    Inspector note: OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE IN OUTSIDE REAR YARD UNDER A LARGE OPEN TENT.OBSERVED SEVERAL BOXES AND CRATES OF FRESH TOMATOES, SEVERAL 50LB BAGS OF ONIONS,BOXES OF CHILIES,BAGS OF SUGAR AND SALT,CASES OF CANNED FOODS ON SHELVING UNITS AND ON TOP OF UNUSED EQUIPMENT,ALSO A 3- DOOR REACH IN COOLER WITH SEVERAL CASES OF PORK BUTTS AND ROUNDS OF BEEF IN SAME AREA ,IN OUTSIDE ELEMENTS OF WIND,RAIN,DUST,INSECTS AT THIS TIME.MUST BRING FOOD ITEMS INSIDE OF BUSINESS TO BE PROTECTED FROM OUTSIDE ELEMENTS AND POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.(SERIOUS 7-38-005A)
    code 16
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL COOKED FOODS IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS.MUST LABEL DESSERTS WITH PROPER INFO GIVEN.
    code 30
  • Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
    Inspector note: MUST STORE KNIFES FROM IN BETWEEN EQUIPMENT AND PROVIDE A KNIFE CADDY.
    code 31
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVES OF PREP TABLES,LID OF CHEST FREEZER IN REAR STORAGE AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN CUTTING BOARDS,BROKEN SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN HAND SINK AND MOP SINK,WORN DOOR GASKETS ON PREP COOLER.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON SHELVING UNIT NEXT TO COOKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FRYERS,GRILL TABLE,PREP TABLE,PREP COOLER,SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN COOLER,CAN OPENER BLADE.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND PEELING FLOOR IN EMPLOYEES BREAK ROOM IN REAR AREA.MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER AND ALONG WALLS OF EQUIPMENT.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HOLE IN DOOR OF EMPLOYEES TOIET ROOM,HOLE IN LOWER WALL AT DRAIN OF 3- COMP SINK,MISSING WALL OUTLET COVER IN WALK IN COOLER.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS WHERE NEEDED.MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT,HOOD AND LIGHT SHIELDS AT COOKING EQUIPMENT.
    code 35
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN DISH WASHING/PREP AREA AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
    code 36
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE ON MOP SINK.
    code 38
  • Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR PREP COOLER.
    code 40
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: MUST REMOVE,ORGANIZE,ELIMINATE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER OF USED AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT(COOLERS,FREEZER,FRYERS,TIRES,POTS,PANS,ETC) FROM REAR YARD AND UNDER LARGE TENT IN SAME AREA.
    code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 30, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred.

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