Taqueria Y Restaurant La Piri

October 21, 2025 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings2
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES ON THE FLOOR AND ON THE WALLS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED 3 LIVE ROACHES AND APPROXIMATELY 10 MICE DROPPINGS ON SITE. THE LIVE ROACHES WERE OBSERVED ON THE CREVICES OF THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE SIR LAWRENCE PREP COOLER IN THE REAR AND ON THE WINDOWSILL IN THE FRONT DINING AREA. MICE DROPPINGS WERE FOUND ON THE FLOORS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA UNDER THE MOP SINK, NEAR WHERE THE ICE MACHINE IS STORED, AND UNDER THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY, REMOVE MICE DROPPINGS AND CLEAN, SANITIZE, AFFECTED AREAS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED A SMALL OPENINGS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR AND ON THE BOTTOM, RIGHT CORNER OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
    code 38
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PREVENTION BACK FLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
    code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 13, 2024: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 7 previous findings did not recur.

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