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Paleteria Azteca #2

August 18, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: REFRIGERATED PREP COOLER IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE, AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 44.1F. NO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. MUST HAVE UNIT SERVICED, MUST BE CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
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: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES. 70 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN ALL PREP, STORAGE, DISHWASHING, WASHROOM, AND BASEMENT AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ANY OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS AND REQUEST SERVICE VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER ON THE FAN COVERS AND REMOVE ICE BUILD-UP FROM THE INTERIOR OF ALL DISPLAY CASES.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR UPPER PANEL AREA OF THE ICE MACHINE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND ALL OTHER ROOMS THROUGHOUT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REMOVE DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING PARTS OF DIPPER WELL FOR PACKED ICE CREAM CASE. MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE DISH WASHING PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL A HOOD WITH EXHAUST ABOVE THE COOKING STOVE IN THE REAR OR REMOVE STOVE FROM PREMISES.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS IN STORAGE AREAS AND PROPERLY ELEVATE ALL ARTICLES 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT. ELIMINATE CLUTTER INSIDE DISCONNECTED WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR(UNABLE TO PROPERLY CLEAN OR INSPECT UNIT. MUST PROPERLY ELEVATE ALL ITEMS INSIDE AND CLEAN FLOOR.
code 41

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