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Taqueria Los Azares

February 17, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS DOES NOT MEET TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE AND SERVICE. OBSERVED 4 GALLON OF COOKED RED SALSA AT 55.2 F, COOKED SALSA VERDE4 GALLONS AT 58.8 AND 3 GALLONS SALSA AT 50.8 F. THAT WAS PREPARED 2/16/2015 PER OWNER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT POTENTIALLY HAZRADOUS FOODS MUST BE PROPERLY COOLED FROM 140F TO 70 F WITHIN 4HOURS AND 70F TO 40 F WITHIN 2 HOURS. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED, VALUE $60, 11 GALLONS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
    code 3Priority
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: FOODS INSIDE COOLERS NOT LABELED OR DATED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND DATE ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
    code 30
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: DEEP FRYER CABINETS, EXTERIOR BETWEEN COOKING EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: FLOOR UNDER EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLBASE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN DAILY.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: VENTILATION COVER IN DINING AREA NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
    code 35
  • Food Handler Requirements Met
    Inspector note: ESTABLISHMENT HAS NOT MET REQUIREMENT FOR FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST COMPLETE FOOR HANDLERS TRAINING WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED.
    code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 17, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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