Mariscos El Barbas

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings9
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: NO PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT HANDWASHING SINK AT PREP AREA.PAPER TOWEL WAS PROVIDED AFTER MY REQUEST.REVIEWED HAND WASHING PROCEDURE.MUST KEEP PAPER TOWELS AT SAID SINK AT ALL THE TIME FOR PROPER HANDWASHING PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • NO SOAP PROVIDED AT HANDWSHING AT BAR AREA,PROVIDED UPON MY REQUEST,REVIEWED HAND WASHING PROCEDURE FOR PROPER HANDWASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CONSOLIDATE WITH ABOVE VIOLATION
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical
  Inspector note: NO-TAG WAS PROVIDED FOR 45 EACH FRESH OYSTER IN CONTAINER STORED INSIDE THE 2-REACH-IN COOLER. TAG MUST REMAIN WITH PRODUCTS;MUST DATE WHEN THE LAST OYSTER IS CONSUMED ON THE SAID TAG, MUST BE RETAINED TAG FOR A MINIMUM OF 90 DAYS. PRESENT OYSTER DISCARDED AND DENATURED:45 EACH, VALUE 34. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
  code 14Priority
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: LABEL DRY FOOD WITH COMMON NAME
  code 37
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: PREP TABLE BASE IN THE KITCHEN IS RUSTY UNABLE TO CLEAN.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: ADDITIONAL HOT WATER FLOW IS REQUIRED AT HANDLE OF HANDWASHING SINK AT BAR AREA.
  code 51
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: EXCESS WEEDS AROUND THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINERS IN THE ALLEY,AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL, WOODS ETC BEHIND THE GARBAGE CONTAINERS.REMOVE ITEMS,CLEAN THE AREA AND KEEP IT CLEAN
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: HOLES ON WALLS AND CEILING IN REAR AREA.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES PROVIDED ON SITE FOR THE NEW MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 17, 2024: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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