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Pepe's Mexican Food

March 8, 2012 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • hand hygiene slippingcritical
    Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
    Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WIPING PREP TABLE WITH SOILED TOWEL AND PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. HANDS MUST BE WASHED BETWEEN TASKS, BEFORE AND AFTER CHANGING GLOVES. OBSERVED SHREDDED LETTUCE AND PLASTIC CUP INSIDE FRONT EXPOSED SINK. REAR EXPOSED SINK COVERED BY LARGE CONTAINER AND NO SOAP AT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM EXPOSED SINKS AND PROVIDE SOAP FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010A CITATION ISSUED H78160 COURT DATE 4-26-12 AT 10 AM 400 W SUPERIOR ROOM 112.
    code 6Priority
  • Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
    Inspector note: STORE CLEAN POTS, PANS, CONTAINERS OFF FLOOR.
    code 31
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, GRILL, FRYERS, PREP TABLES.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
    code 34
  • Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
    Inspector note: STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
    code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 4, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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