Frontera Grill/Topolobampo

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MISSING LABELS ON BULK FOOD CONTAINERS, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL. SINGLE SERVICE CUPS USED AS A SCOOP FOR BULK FOODS, INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER SCOOPS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: LARGE POTS IN KITCHEN THAT DO NOT FIT IN 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO USE SMALLER POTS THAT CAN BE SUBMERGED IN SINK BASIN OR DISH MACHINES.
  code 32
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: LIVE PLANTS IN A SMALL GREEN HOUSE SET-UP WITH DIRT IN CONTAINERS FOUND IN KITCHEN PREP AREA ABOVE PREP TABLES AND SHELVES, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 6, 2011: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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