Old Pueblo Cantina

April 27, 2020 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: FOUND 40 POUNDS OF COOKED RED BEANS STORED INSIDE THE TWO DOOR COOLER AT TEMP OF 56.3F(PRODUCTS WAS COOKED ON 4-29-2020). COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 41F AND BELOW.FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED. POUNDS 40 VALUE 28. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005
code 22
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
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: MUST INDICATE ON MENU "COOK TO ORDER" PHRASE FOR EGGS,STEAKS(CARNE ASADA), ETC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005, -
code 25
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED GAP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR DOOR BY THE WASHROOM. SEAL AND MAINTAIN
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED POTS STORED ON TOP AND BELOW WASTE PIPE IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.SAID PIPE MUST BE ENCASED,OR RELOCATE POTS .SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE -
code 39
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: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS. -
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED FAUCET AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK UNABLE TO REACH ALL 3 COMPARTENTS. MUST REPLACE FAUCET SO THAT IT REACHES AND CAN FILL ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO PROPERLY WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 • Over-sized utensils too large for 3 compartment sink. Must provide alternate manual warewashing equipment, install larger 3 compartment sink or remove all over-sized items. Or provide a written procedure for washing rinsing and sanitize said pots
code 48
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE PROVIDED AT WATER LINE ICE MACHINE. MUST INSTALL SO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN. UNABLE TO IDENTIFY BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON COFFEE MAKER IN REAR BEVERAGE STATION, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: NO LIDS PROVIDED AT RECEPTACLES IN ALL WASHROOMS,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
code 53
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OUTDOOR ENCLOSURE FOR WASTE OIL CONTAINER NOT MAINTAIN EXCESS GREASE ON CEMENT FLOOR BY THE BASEMENT PREP DOOR
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED BRICK WALLS IN VARIOUS BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREAS IN NOT EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES, CRACKS, CREVICES AND OPENINGS OF SAID WALLS TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. INCLUDED WINE AND POTS STORAGE AREA.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 20, 2019: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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