Pepe's Mexican Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER AND DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
  code 39
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK SUBSTANCE ON FAUCET IN MEN WASHROOM, COOLER GASKETS OF REACH-IN FREEZER AND SURFACES OF ISLAND OASIS MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FAUCET LEAKING AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN WEST BAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 53
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN ICE CREAM PREP/WAIT STATION AREA AND DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD IN EAST BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE LIGHT SHIELDS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 1, 2019: 5 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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