La Placita De Durango

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• 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: OBSERVED NO SOAP AT THE FRONT TWO PREP AREA HANDSINKS, AND NO PAPER TOWELS AT REAR PREP/DISH HANDSINK, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP FILLED AT ALL TIME. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 12Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN GROCERY BAGS, CUT FRUIT, TACO/CHIPS SHELLS, AND TORTA BUNS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS, OR BAGGIES/ZIP LOC.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE REAR THREE DOOR COOLER INTERIOR NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR AND DOOR RUNNERS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD IN HOLE IN CEILING FRONT PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR PROVIDE PROPER VENT COVER.ALSO CLEAN LADIES REST ROOM CEILING VENT AND LIGHT SHIELD.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE REAR HANDSINK IN THE REAR PREP/DISH AREA, HOT WATER HANDLE IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO USE THE OTHER TWO FRONT HANDSINKS TIL HANDLE IS REPAIRED.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 12, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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