Lalo's Mexican Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️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 APPROXIMATELY 15 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE WALL AROUND THE SERVER STATION WHERE BEVERAGES AND FOOD ARE PICKED UP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS, CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL SUGAR CONTAINER LOCATED IN DRY STORAGE AREA IN BASEMENT.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES AND SLICER. CLEAN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE FROM INSIDE SODA NOZZLES AND CADDY'S BEHIND BAR, AND CLEAN DUST FROM HANGING RACK ABOVE BAR WHERE GLASSES AREA STORED. CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE IN REAR, AND CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACE OF MICROWAVE OVEN IN PREP AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL REACH-IN COOLERS IN PREP AREA WHERE NEEDED.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE STAFF PERSONAL ITEMS FOR PREP AREAS, PERSONAL ITEMS MUST BE KEPT IN A DESIGNATED AREA.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 7, 2017: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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