La Haciendita Taqueria

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE 1 DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 52F. THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS MEAT AND SOUR CREAM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS AND WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED PORK AT 49.5F, BEEF AT 53.1F, SALSA AT 57.1F, SOUR CREAM AT 52.9F, CHEESE AT 50.9F, COOKED CACTUS AT 51F, SHRIMP SOUP AT 44.4F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 100# OF FOOD WORTH $800. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A RUSTED CAN OPENER BLADE ATTACHED TO THE PREP TABLE IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REPLACE. OBSERVED TORTILLAS STORED IN GARBAGE BAGS AND PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE AND VENTILATION FILTERS IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA AND THE LIGHT SHIELD IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE WALL BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 2 PIECES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT (GYRO MACHINE AND 2 BURNER STOVE) NOT STORED UNDERNEATH THE VENTILATION HOOD IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOODS.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 17, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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