Las Picosas Co

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE DURING STORAGE. COOKED STEAK (COOKED YESTERDAY) IN LARGE DEEP BUS PAN IN WALK IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 53.2F. STEAK VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME, APPROX 30LB $200 VALUE. VIOLATION 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED. INSTD TO PROPERLY LABEL.
  code 30
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: BLACK CEILING IN PREP AREAS. INSTD TO HAVE CEILING PAINTED IN LIGHT COLOR IN PREP AREAS. RAW EXPOSED BRICK WALL IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTD TO REPAIR WALL SO AS TO BE A SMOOTH, EVEN, NON POROUS EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MISSING STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MISSING METAL STEM THERMOMETER. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: STOCK ON FLOOR. INSTD TO ELEVATE 6 INCHES.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 16, 2017: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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