Fiesta Mexicana Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND BAR AREA. OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN MAIN PREP AREA OF KITCHEN. OBSERVED HOT AND COLD WATER TURNED OFF TO EXPOSED HAND SINK NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR WITH A LARGE GALLON BOTTLE OF DUSHWASHING DETERGENT WITHIN HAND SINK BLOCKING IT. SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED AT ALL HAND SINKS DURING INSPECTION AND HOT AND COLD WATER WERE TURNED ON FROM UNDERNEATH EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT. LARGE GALLON DISH WASHING SOAP WAS REMOVED FROM HANDSINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 12Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LID TO ICE MACHINE IN FRONT SERVICE AREA WITH LID IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR LID AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE MACHINE IN KITHCEN NEAR WALK IN COOLER UNCLEAN WITH SLIMEY PINK SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR. CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. • OBSERVED ICE CONTAINER BEHIND BAR NOT CURRENTLY IN USE IN NEED OF CLEANING. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE CONTAINER BEHIND BAR.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIPPER WELL WITH NO RUNNING WATER. RESTORE AND MAINTAIN DIPPER WELL WITH RUNNING WATER AT ALL TIMES.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMTERS IN REACH IN REFRIGERATORS IN SERVICE AREA. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS WITHIN ALL REFRIGERATORS AT ALL TIMES.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE FOOD CONTAINER WITHIN COOLING PROCESS STORED WITHIN ICE BATH DIRECTLY ON FLOOR. ALL FOOD MUST BE STORED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IDPH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. ADDITIONAL IDPH FOOD HANDLER INFORMATION PROVIDED.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 13, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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