La Perla Tapatia Bakery

August 23, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings11
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 5-205.11(A): OBSERVED HAND SINK IN THE BASEMENT BY THE SPICE PACKAGING AREA WITH NO RUNNING WATER. MUST REPAIR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(A)(A): NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-012(a) NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11: NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
code 5Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: 4-602.11(E): OBSERVED SLIGHT SPECKLES OF PINK SUBSTANCE BUILDUP ON THE INSIDE OF ICE BIN USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. MUST REMOVE SUBSTANCE, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN AREAS.
code 16
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: 3-501.17(C): MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION OF REFRIGERATED TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
code 23
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: 4-203.12(A): MUST PROVIDE TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES INSIDE ALL COOLERS AND HOT HOLD UNITS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-202.15(A): OBSERVED 1" GAPS ALONG SIDES AND BOTTOM OF BACK DOOR IN BAKERY DELIVERY AREA. OBSERVED FAN VENTILATION TO THE OUTSIDE FROM THE DELIVERY AREA WITH NO COVER ALLOWING 4" GAPS INTO THE BUILDING. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL TO PREVENT ENTRY OF RODENTS. • SEE VIOLATION 59.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-101.19: OBSERVED PEELING PAINT AND RUST ON THE SHELVING INSIDE THE BEVERAGE COOLERS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE A NON-POROUS, CORROSION-RESISTANT, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-205.15(B): OBSERVED THE GREASE TRAP IN THE BASEMENT BY THE SPICE PREP AREA OVERFLOWING WITH WATER WHEN THE SINK IS DRAINED. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.114: OBSERVED BROKEN/UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT/ARTICLES/CLUTTER IN THE BAKERY, BASEMENT, AND RECEIVING AREAS. MUST REMOVE, CLEAN, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS. 6-201.16(A): OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. MUST REPLACE. OBSERVED DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP INSIDE ALL OF THE TOILET ROOM'S EXHAUST VENTILATION FAN COVERS. MUST REMOVE DIRT/DEBRIS, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN. 6-501.12(A): MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ALL CREVICES, UNDER/BEHIND EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALL BASES, AND IN THE BEER WALK IN COOLER. OBSERVED RUST COMING OFF OF THE CEILING IN A STORAGE ROOM IN THE BASEMENT AND MOLD COMING FROM THE CEILING IN THE HALLWAY BY THE BASEMENT STAIRS TO THE BAKERY DELIVERY AREA. MUST REMOVE, CLEAN AND REPLACE.
code 55
Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #6-501.111(A), NOT CORRECTED FROM LAST INSPECTION ON 8/13/18. OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT INFESTATION AND FLY ACTIVITY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. RODENT DROPPINGS WERE FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 5 IN THE BAKERY CAKE COOLING ROOM, 5 IN THE STAIRS LANDING BY BAKERY DELIVERY, 20 ON THE COMPACTER IN THE BAKERY DELIVERY, 50 BEHIND THE PIPE ADJACENT TO THE COMPACTER, 50 BY THE PALLETS OF SODA IN THE BAKERY DELIVERY ROOM, 10 IN THE SPICE PREP ROOM IN THE BASEMENT, 20 IN OLD BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM BY THE LIQUOR STORE AREA. OBSERVED APROX 25 LIVE FLIES IN THE TOILET ROOMS AND 30 LIVE FLIES IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST INFESTATION, DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS. ADVISED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR FURTHER SERVICE. PRIORITY VIOLATION#: 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 13, 2018: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 8 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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