Pollo Express

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP PROVIDED IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM AND NO PAPER TOWELS AT THE BASEMENT EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 12Priority
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
  Inspector note: NO HOT WATER PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. OBSERVED HOT WATER AT 68F AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER ABOVE 110F TO PROPERLY WASH DISHES AND UTENSILS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 9Priority
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1938112 ON 7/6/16 NOT CORRECTED: 33 - OBSERVED THE FRONT STORAGE SHELVES NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. 34 - OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN BASEMENT ON FLOOR, INSTRUCTED TO DRY MOP. 45 - FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES NOT AVAILABLE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE BASEMENT FREEZERS AND GRILL.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILE IN THE BASEMENT.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL LIGHT SHIELDS ON ALL LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION FANS IN BOTH WASHROOMS. MUST INSTALL A MOP SINK. THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE BASEMENT IS LEAKING WATER FROM THE DRAIN LINE. MUST REPAIR THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS SLOW DRAINING AND HAS A DRAIN LINE WATER LEAK UNDERNEATH THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT. MUST REPAIR.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 6, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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