Old Pueblo Cantina

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: MUST POST HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HAND SINKS IN PREP AREAS AND TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 10Priority
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE DATE MARKINGS TO TCS/RTE FOODS, PREPARED ONSITE AND HELD IN COOLERS OVER 24 HRS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUME BY DATES AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
  code 23
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER STATEMENT ON MENUS REGARDING RAW AND UNDERCOOKED FOODS (STEAK). INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 25
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH COMMON FOOD NAMES; FLOUR, SUGAR, ETC., WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 37
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PREPARING FOOD IN PREP AREA WITH OUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  code 40
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: UNABLE TO IDENTIFY BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON COFFEE MAKER IN REAR BEVERAGE STATION, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE FLAT GRILL NOT STORED UNDER HOOD FOR PROPER VENTILATION IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO RE-ARRANGE EQUIPMENT TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL MISSING PROTECTIVE SHIELD OVER LIGHTS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO MiNTiN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 1, 2018: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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