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Pancho's Cantina

June 2, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeShort Form Complaint
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD,(CHICKEN) MAINTAINED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE PREP COOLERS. APPROX 2LBS COOKED AT 49.8F,AND 20LBS OF RAW CHICKEN AT 50.F.MUST MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW ,HOT FOODS AT 140F OR HIGHER, APPROX 3LBS OF MARINARA SAUCE AT 125.6F FOOD REMOVED AND DISCARDED BY MANAGER-CDI. APPROX 25LBS/$65.00 CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005A.
    code 3Priority
  • hand hygiene slippingcritical
    Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
    Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER PREPARING HAMBURGERS ,WEARING GLOVES TAKE RAW HAMBURGERS OUT OF WRAPPER ,PUT THEM ON GRILL TO COOK DIDNT REMOVE GLOVES AND WASH HANDS. INSTEAD PICKED UP 2 CLEAN PLATES TOUCHING THEM FOR FOOD ORDERS PUTTING THEM TOP OF PREP BOARD ON COOLER,OPEN SEVERAL HAMBURGER BUNS WITH THE SAME CONTAMINATED GLOVES AND PUT THEM ON GRILL . INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE FOOD HANDLER TO STOP, REMOVE GLOVES AND WASH HANDS,CHANGE AND REPLACE PLATES ,DISCARD BUNS-CDI.INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT EMPLOYEES MUST WASH HANDS AFTER EACH ACTIVITY,AND ACTIVITY THAT RESULT IN HAND CONTAMINATION.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-010A
    code 6Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
    Inspector note: OBSERVED POSSIBLE FOOD CONTAMINATION OF FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, INSIDE OF COOLERS,(IE APPOROX 8LBS OF ASSORTED HUMMUS UNCOVERED NEXT TO RAW UNCOVERED CHICKEN,AND UNCOVERED ,RAW BEEF NEXT TO RAW GREEN PEPPERS.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL HUMMUS AND VEGETABLES).MANAGER DISCARDED FOODS.APPOROX COST $35.00.SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
    code 16
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: BULK CONTAINERS IN DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM ON 1ST FL.MUST LABEL.
    code 30
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN DISH STORAGE SHELVES NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS IN DISH WASHING/PREP AREA. ALSO METAL DRY STORAGE SHELVES MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN
    code 33
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: BEER LINES,WALLS AND CEILING INSIDE WALK IN BEER COOLER NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS.MUST CLEAN.
    code 35
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: FAUCET LEAKY AT NECK ON 3- COMP SINK AT BAR 3RDFL.MUST REPAIR
    code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 19, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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