Mi Lindo Jerez

June 29, 2022 · Fail
🪳cooked
  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE COOKS LINE HANDWASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE; WHEN WATER IS TURNED ON, THE SINK FILLS UP WITH WATER AND DOES NOT DRAIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO GET PLUMBING SYSTEM REPAIRED SO SINK DRAINS PROPERLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
    code 10Priority
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE 1ST FLOOR UTILITY SINK, AND 40 DROPPINGS IN THE BASEMENT ON THE FLOOR SURROUNDING THE HOT WATER HEATER. ALSO OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 7 ANTS ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE GARBAGE IN THE FRONT DINING AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS, CLEAN, AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY FROM THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. • FOUND AN INCOMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK. NOTED NO RECENT INSPECTION RECEIPTS (AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR PER CODE) ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LAST INSPECTION REPORT WAS FROM JUNE 2021. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE WITH RECENT RECEIPTS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C). CITATION ISSUED.
    code 38
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: FOUND HEAVY ICE BUILD UP AND OLD FOOD SPILLS INSIDE THE GLASS TOP CHEST FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE ICE, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN. FOUND HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP INSIDE BOTH FRYERS ON THE COOKS LINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 49
  • Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
    Inspector note: FOUND WASTE WATER BACKING UP ONTO THE FLOOR FROM THE GREASE TRAP LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO NOTED THE COOKS LINE HANDWASHING SINK, THE UTILITY SINK, AND ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT DRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CALL A LICENSED PLUMBER AND TO DISCONTINUE WASHING DISHES AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK UNTIL ALL DRAINS PROPERLY DRAIN AND WASTE WATER IS NO LONGER COMING OUT FROM THE GREASE TRAP. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
    code 52
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FOUND AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE 1ST FLOOR COOKING EQUIPMENT (BY WALL BASE), UNDERNEATH THE MOP SINK, AND THROUGHOUT THE REAR BASEMENT AREA NEAR THE WATER HEATER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN SAID AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: FOUND NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES DURING INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE AND KEEP CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE FOOD.
    code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 14, 2021: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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