Restaurant El Asador

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
  Inspector note: All food establishments shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water under pressure properly connected to the city water supply. NO RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED FOR A RETAIL FOOD OPERATION. MANAGER STATES THAT WATER WAS TURNED OFF BECAUSE LANDLORD DID NOT PAY THE WATER BILL. LANDLORD WENT TO PAY THE BILL BUT THE WATER DEPT SAID IT WOULD BE A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE WATER WOULD BE RESTORED. WATER WAS TURNED OFF ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES BEFORE MY INSPECTION BEGAN PER MANAGER. MUST RESTORE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER TO ESTABLISHMENT.
  code 9Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CLEAN UPPER INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM CABINET OF FRYER TO REMOVE GREASE. CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACE OF GRILL AND SURFACE UNDERNEATH GRILL TO REMOVE PARTICLES AND DIRT.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING VALVE AT END OF THREE COMP SINK, REPAIR LEAKING PIPE IN BASEMENT FAR REAR STORAGE ROOM WHERE RAT DROPPINGS OBSERVED.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 7, 2012: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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