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Maria's Mexican Resturant

February 20, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

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 DOES NOT MEET TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. OBSERVED 20 GALLON CONTAINER INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER WITH SOUP(TOMATO) THAT WAS PREPARED THE NIGHT BEFORE AT 63.4F. INSTRUCTED THAT POTENTIALLY HAZARODUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN 40 F OR BELOW. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND DISCARDED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A) VALUE $60, 160 LBS.
code 3Priority
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: DISH WASHING FACILITIES NOT MAITNAINED OR OPERATED. WHILE RUNNING AND DRAINING WATER ON RIGHT SIDE OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, WATER COMING UP FROM FLOOR DRAIN AIR GAP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN GREASE TRAP/CATCH BASIN TO PREVENT INADEQUATE DISPOSAL OF DRAIN WATER. ADDITIONAL EXPOSED HANDSINK IN DISWASHING AREA NOT PROVIDED WITH HOT RUNNING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 24
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MULTI USE ARTICLES NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT UTENSILS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: STORAGE RACKS INSIDE BAR RACH-IN COOLER RUSTED AND STORAGE SHELF UNDER BAR COUNTER HAS RAW EXPOSED WOOD. INSTRUCTED TO APPLY NON-TOXIC SEALANT TO SURFACE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: SHELVING UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, DEEP FRYER CABINET, SODA GUN AND HOLDERS, FILTERS ON EXHAUST HOOD, INTERIOR ICE MACHINE PANEL AND FAN GUARD COVERS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: VENTILATION AND LIGHT COVERS THROUGHOUT PREP AND TOILET ROOMS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUST AND DETAIL CLEAN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: DRAINLINE UNDER EXPOSED HANDSINK IN BAR SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO PREVENT SLOW DRAIN.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: THERMOMETER NOT PROVIDED FOR REACH-IN COOLERS IN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS CONSPICUOUSLY INSIDE COOLERS.
code 40
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: ESTABLISHMENT HAS NOT MET REQUIREMENT FOR FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST COMPLETE FOOR HANDLERS TRAINING WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 9, 2014: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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