La Fogata Nueva Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings9
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: NO SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES OR PAPER TOWELS AT BOTH EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS AT PREP AREAS AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. EMPLOYEE WENT OUT AND PURCHASED PAPER TOWELS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-030.
  code 12Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. (PREPARING/SERVING, BEANS, RICE, MEATS, ETC). INSTRUCTED A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN GASKETS ON ALL THREE DOORS OF STORAGE REACH IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE GASKETS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOOD DEBRIS ON EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, FREEZERS, MOP SINK, MICROWAVE OVENS AND EXTERIOR OF SMALL ICE MACHINE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD-UP UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND DEBRIS THRU-OUT BASEMENT; MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SOUTH WALL NEAR PREP REACH IN COOLER IN KITCHEN IN POOR REPAIR, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND REPAINT.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING AND BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS ABOVE PREP AREAS.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINK AT REAR PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, LEAKING, MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE CLEANING TOWELS IN AN APPROVED SANITIZER.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 14, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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