La Perla Tapatia #2

September 12, 2025 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings3
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW WOOD DOOR FRAME EXPOSED AT ENTRENCE OF REAR PREP, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR PAINT TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
    code 47
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER-STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, REPLACE MISSING PANELS AND/OR REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES.
    code 55
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: NOTED CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE FROM REPORT # 2603979 CONDUCTED ON 10/03/2024. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED: 5-204.12: **C** Backflow Prevention Device, Location (NO BACKFLOW DEVICE) FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT COFFEE MACHINE WATERLINES.MUST PROVIDE WHERE THEY CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED. #55 6-201.11: **C** Floors, Walls, and Ceilings- Cleanability FOUND FLOORS IN POOR REPAIR AT PREPARATION AREAS. (WORN GROUTING) MUST REPAIR. MUST CORRECT CORE VIOLATIONS BY THE DATE ON THE REPORT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 3, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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