Taqueria El Asadero #1

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: FOUND CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AT REAR STORAGE SHELVINGS NOT PROPERLY STORED.INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE AND INVERT (HANDLES-UP) TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND BROKEN GASKETS AT BOTTOM CORNERS OF THE REAR 2 DOOR COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOUND FAN COVERS,SHELVINGS INSIDE THE COOLERS NOT CLEAN.INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: FOUND SECTION OF WALL AND CEILING NEAR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH FOOD DEBRIS SPLASHED STAINS.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: FOUND NO THERMOMETER INSIDE THE FRONT 1 DOOR PREP COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: FOUND CLUTTERED BASEMENT STORAGE CLOSET.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND ORGANIZE ELEVATE 6" OFF THE FLOOR/WALL FOR EASIER CLEANING.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 14, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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