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Estela Minimarket

April 30, 2020 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings9
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: FOUND HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH UTENSILS AND TOOLS STORED IN THE BASIN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS, HAND WASHING SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES, AND USED FOR HAND WASHING ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020. • FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE POST AT HAND SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO POST HANDWASHING SIGNS AND MAINTAIN.
    code 10Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE CITY'S HEALTH FORM OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: NO CLEAN UP KIT OR PROCEDURES ONSITE FOR VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KIT AND POST PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
    code 5Priority
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE DATE MARKINGS TO TCS/RTE FOODS, PREPARED ONSITE AND HELD IN COOLERS OVER 24 HRS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUME BY DATES AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
    code 23
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: FOUND WIPING CLOTHS STORED IMPROPERLY IN PREP AREA. MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
    code 41
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS IN WALK IN COOLER, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, PREP TABLES, COUNTER TOP AND DRY STORAGE SHELVING TO REMOVE SPILL AND DEBRIS.INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM STOVE, GRILL, AND GYRO OVEN, LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES, FRYER, DELI SLICER, AND STORAGE COMPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS AND BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: MUST INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON MOP SINK IN REAR, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND LEAKY DRAIN PIPE UNDERNEATH THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. ALSO, FOUND BROKEN FAUCET ON MOP SINK IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    code 51
  • Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN STAFF TOILET ROOM, AND MAINTAIN.
    code 53
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FOUND EXCESSIVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND DIRY ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP /STORAGE/DISH WASHING AREA, AND THROUGHOUT SALES FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN • FOUND EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER, ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 15, 2019: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 7 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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