Tierra Caliente

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: EXPOSED HANDSINK NOT ACCESSIBLE, MULTI USE EQUIPMENT (KNIVES, SPOON, ETC) IN BASIN OF SINK. INSTD TO KEEP BASIN CLEAN AND ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
  code 11Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, OBSERVED BOXES OF RAW BEEF STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE OPEN CONTAINER OF READY TO EAT JALAPENOS AND RAW SHELLED EGGS DIRECTLY ABOVE READY TO EAT SHREDDED CHEESE IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTD TO STORE RAW FOOD PROPERLY. ALSO NOTED CONTAINERS OF FOOD PRODUCT STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTD TO PROPERLY STORE OFF FLOOR. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A SERIOUS.
  code 16
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARD IN PREP AREA, PITTED WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPAIR/REPLACE SAME. ICE MACHINE WITH RUST ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN. GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD. INSTD TO STORE FOOD PROPERLY.
  code 32
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: LIGHTSHIELDS MISSING IN PREP COOLER. INSTD TO PROVIDE LIGHTSHIELDS AND ENDCAPS.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SPLASHGUARD MISSING INBETWEEN EXPOSED HANDSINK AND PREP TABLE. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. LARGE FLAT TOP GRILL CURRENTLY IN USE NOT UNDER VENTILATION HOOD. INSTD TO HAVE GRILL COMPLETELY UNDER VENTILATION HOOD OR REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: CLUTTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES NOTED IN OUTSIDE REAR. INSTD TO REMOVE ANY NON RELATED ITEMS (WOOD, TIRES, ETC) AND ORGANIZE.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER REQUIREMENTS.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 19, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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