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Meztisoy Food Market

March 14, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: NO HOT WATER AT EXPOSED HANDSINK AT UNAPPROVED FRONT JUICE PREP AREA AND AT REAR MENS TOILET ROOM SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. FRONT EXPOSED HANDSINK AT JUICE BAR IMPROPERLY DRAINING. NO SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE(S) AT EXPOSED HANDSINKS IN JUICE PREP AREA, COOKING PREP AREA, AND MEAT PREP AREA. INSTD TO PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER AT SAME SINKS AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE(S) AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
code 11Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION, FOOD HANDLER PREPARING/SLICING VEGETABLES AND JUICE AT FRONT COUNTER WITHOUT BARRIER FROM CUSTOMERS ORDERING. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER BARRIER TO PROTECT FROM PUBLIC CONTAMINATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A SERIOUS.
code 16
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: NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK ON SITE OR PROOF OF SERVICE. INSTD TO PROVIDE COMPLETE LOGBOOK WHICH INCLUDES SERVICE RECEIPTS, COPY OF BUSINESS, AND DIAGRAM OF FACILITY. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS THRU-OUT REAR STAINED, WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SAME. RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN VARIOUS AREAS. INSTD TO SEAL/PAINT ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES. PEELING PAINT/WOOD AT SHELF ABOVE STEAM TABLE LINE. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: ALL EQUIPMENT THRU-OUT NEEDS DETAILED CLEANING FREE OF DEBRIS/GREASE ACCUMULATION: INCLUDING INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS, ALL STORAGE SHELVES, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF STOVE, INTERIOR OF ALL FREEZERS/COOLERS IN REAR COOKING AREA.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: ALL WALLS THRU-OUT MEAT PREP AREA AND BOTH COOKING PREP AREAS INCLUDING BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS NOT CLEAN, FOOD DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THRU-OUT.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: PROVIDE SPLASHGUARD AT EXPOSED HANDSINK IN REAR MEAT PREP AREA.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: EXCESSIVE CLUTTER/UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND ORGANIZE.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY IN PROTECTED MANNER. WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 16, 2013: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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