Mariscos La Palma

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

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: FOUND HANDSINK IN MAIN PREP AREA WITH NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS. MANAGER CORRECTED SITUATION AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES FOR ADEQUATE HANDWASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 12Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: FOUND 0 PPM OF BLEACH SANITIZER AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WHILE WASHING MULTI USE UTENSILS. MANAGER CORRECTED VIOLATION AT TIME OF INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED WHERE WORN AND DISCOLORED. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, STORAGE SHELVES, COUNTER TOPS, AND RACKS IN WALK IN COOLER AND INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF FOOD SPILLS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP OF DEBRIS. ALL ITEMS MUST NOT BE DIRECTLY STORED ON THE FLOOR MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALLS MUST BE CLEANED TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPLATTERS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: HAND SINK NEEDED IN DISH ROOM AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: REACH IN AND WALK IN COOLERS IN NEED OF THERMOMETERS. MUST INSTALL.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN NEED OF REMOVAL AND OR ORGANIZATION. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 6, 2015: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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