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Fiesta Mexicana Restaurant

March 10, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings1

Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES BY FOOD HANDLERS.OBSERVED THE COOK HANDLING UTENSILS AND CONTAINERS THEN HE PUT ON GLOVES AND HANDLED TACO SHELLS AND THE FEMALE FOOD HANDLER PUT ON APRON THEN GLOVES AND HANDLED READY TO EAT FOODS (CHEESE,CHIPS,PICO DE GALLO),DISH WASHER HANDLED THE DIRTY DISHES AND THEN CLEAN DISHES ALL OF THEM DID NOT WASH HANDS AFTER EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.MUST WASH HANDS.(CRITICAL 7-38-010A)
code 6Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE IN FRONT PREP AREA.OBSERVED ALL INTERIOR PARTS OF ICE MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE BLACK AND PINK UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE AND WATER DRIPPING ONTO ICE FROM THIS SUBSTANCE.MUST REMOVE ICE , CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.ICE MACHINE HAS BEEN CLEANED AT THIS TME OF INSPECTION.(SERIOUS 7-38-005A)
code 16
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED AT THIS TIME SUCH AS (CHICKEN,RICE,BEANS,SOUP.ETC.)MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 11:35 A.M. AFTER INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED.MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.(SERIOUS 7-38-012)
code 21
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 2- DOOR REACH IN COOLER & 3- DOOR PREP COOLER IN MAIN KITCHEN,LIDS ON BOTH CHEST FREEZERS IN POOR REPAIR,MISSING HANDLE ON BAR COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FRYERS,PIPES,GRILL TABLE,WHEEL BASES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT,OVEN,DISH RACK,WALK IN COOLER FANGUARDS AND SHELVING UNITS,EXTERIOR OF GARBAGE CANS,INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR IN MAIN KITCHEN AND FRONT PREP AREA AND FLOOR DRAINS.MUST SEAL GAP BETWEEN FLOOR AND WALL BASE IN SOUTH DINING AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING IN MAIN KITCHEN & FRONT PREP AREA,MISSING WALL BASES IN MAIN KITCHEN,IN DINING AREA LEADING TO REAR DINING AREA.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL OVER CHEST FREEZER IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA,WALL IN DINING AREA WHERE SILVER WARE IS STORED IN BIN ON TABLE.MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM LIGHT SHIELD IN MAIN KITCHEN & WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN PAPER GOODS STORAGE AREA.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 9, 2015: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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