La Amistad

June 10, 2024 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: REAR EXIT SCREENED DOOR BEING USED NOT TIGHT FITTING ON ALL SIDES. OPEN AND TORN MESH SCREEN WITH OPEN 3 INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM THRESHOLD AND OPEN 1/2 INCH GAP ON THE SIDES. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SCREENED DOOR, NO HOLES IN SCREENS OR OPENINGS.
    code 38
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
    code 41
  • Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
    Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP AREA MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
    code 45
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: NOTED A WOODEN BLOCK BEING USED IN BETWEEN COOKS LINE COOLERS AS A KNIFE HOLDER. WOOD CUT WITH DEEP GROOVES AND ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST PROVIDE A WASHABLE KNIFE HOLDER AND REMOVE WOOD.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: EXTERIOR OF BOTH COOKS LINE COOLERS NOTED DIRTY WITH FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • INTERIOR OF THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: ENTRANCE WAY WOODEN ARCHES TO THE REAR DISH AREA AND REAR PREP IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.-----FLOORS UNDER THE REAR PREP METAL RACK SHELVING WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
    code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 30, 2023: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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