La Casa Del Pueblo Taqueria

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: NO PAPER TOWELS AT BASEMENT PREP AREA HANDSINK OR FRONT SERVICE COUNTER HANDSINK. PIC PROVIDED HANDTOWELS AT BOTH SINKS DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED
  code 10Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RAT DROPPINGS IN BASEMENT IN STORAGE AREA ALONG WALL BASES AND ON STORAGE UTENSILS, DROPPINGS ALONG WALL BY WALK IN FREEZER AND COOLER. APPROX 40-50 DROPPINGS NOTED. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEED WHERE WORN. OBSERVED BOARDS WITH DEEP CUTS INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD BUILD UP AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • ALL STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING AND SANITIZING TO REMOVE DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: LEAK AT P-TRAP AT BASEMENT HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT MAIN FLOOR PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. FLOORS UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN'
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: HOOD VENT FILTERS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 30, 2025: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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