La Palapa

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: FOOD IN COLD HOLD UNIT AND WALK IN COOLER NOT LABEL OR DATED. ALL FOOD NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE DATED AND LABELED.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: KNIVES AND RACK HAS DEBRIS. MUST WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE KNIVES AND RACK.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: UPRIGHT FREEZERS IN WALK IN COOLER NEED DETAIL CLEANING.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CEILING VENT HAS BUILD UP OF DUST . MUST DETAIL CLEAN VENTS.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 24, 2013: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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