La Cantina Grill

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 8LBS OF RICE COOKED THE NIGHT BEFORE IN REACH IN REFRIGERATOR AT 61.0 F. FOOD WAS IMPROPERLY COOLED AND VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. RICE WAS VALUED AT $15. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TABLE IN DISH MACHINE WITH WITH RUST AND HOLE IN METAL BASE. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE TABLE. • OBSERVED SINK IN DISH AREA USED FOR THAWING SHRIMP AND FOOD PREP. MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON EASH SIDE OF SINK IN ORDER TO PROTECT FOOD.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED GASKETS ON BAR REFRIGERATORS AND REACH IN REFRIGERATOR IN COOKING AREA WITH UNCLEAN GASKETS. CLEAN ALL GASKETS AND MAINTAIN IN A SANITARY CONDITION. • OBSERVED EXTERIOR OF DRY GOODS CONTAINERS FOR RICE AND BEANS UNCLEAN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EXTERIOR OF ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA. MUST INSTALL EXPOSED HAND SINK THAT IS CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO BE USED ONLY FOR HANDWASHING.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MAKE SURE ALL REACH IN REFRIGERATORS HAVE THERMOMETERS AND ARE CHECKED REGULARLY TO MAKE SURE ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS ARE MAINTAINING 40F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 16, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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