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La Vaca

June 29, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
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 WALK-IN COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 44.6F AND THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 58.6F. BOTH COOLERS WERE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS PORK AND MILK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL COOLERS 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 IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE PREP COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED GREEN SALSA STORED IN A CONTAINER IN FRONT OF THE GRILL AT 89.3F. THE FOLLOWING FOODS WERE OBSERVED INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER: PORK AT 51.3F, HAM AT 57.5F, RICE AT 62.6F, FISH AT 58.3F, STEAK AT 59.2F. THE FOLLOWING FOODS WERE OBSERVED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER: CHORIZO AT 53.1F, STEAK AT 49.6F, MILK AT 46.4F, EGGS AT 45.3F, CEVICHES AT 43.9F, PORK AT 47.7F, CHICKEN AT 43.9F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 2000# OF FOOD WORTH $4000. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES BEHIND THE BAR AND THE DOOR TO THE PATIO NOT RODENT PROOFED. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 15 LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE WALL BEHIND THE BAR AND IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. ALSO, MUST RODENT PROOF THE DOOR TO THE PATIO. THERE IS A 1/2" GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE TOPS OF THE BEER COOLERS BEHIND THE BAR.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST MAINTAIN THE FLOOR DRY BEHIND THE BAR AND CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAINS TO ELIMINATE PEST HARBORAGE CONDITIONS.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 28, 2016: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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