Venenos, Inc

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FOUND REACH IN COOLER FOR CEVICHE AT 53.5 DEGREES. COOLER MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL CORRECTED AND REINSPECTED BY THE CDPH. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND 10 POUNDS OF CEVICHE AT IMPROPER TEMPERTURE 49.8 DEGREES. 5 POUNDS CUT TOMATO/CUCUMBER SALAD AT 50.9 DEGREES. CEVICHE AND TOMATOES HAVE BEEN DISCARDED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. TOTAL VALUE: 15 POUNDS $100.00 CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED WHERE WORN, DISCOLORED WITH DEEP CUTS. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLERS, ALL COOKING EQUIPMET, HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM, ALL CONTACT SURFACES...OUTSIDE HANDLES ON COOLERS, AND ALL PREP TABLES. MUST DETAIL CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS, SPLATTER AND BUILD UP.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS IN NEED OF CLEANING UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT, UNDER STORAGE SHELVES, BEHIND ICE MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL STANDING WATER.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: LEAK AT FAUCET ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINER NOT IN THE ICE. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 9, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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