Venenos, Inc

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: HANDWASH SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA/BAR NOT ACCESSIBLE, MULTIPLE UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT IN BASIN OF SINK. INSTD TO MAINTAIN BASIN CLEAR AND USE HANDWASH SINK FOR HANDWASHING ONLY. UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT REMOVED FROM BASIN DURING INSPECTION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY FOUNDATION
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE WITH SOME RESIDUE ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 16
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: LARGE CONTAINER OF GARLIC AND OIL MIXTURE ON PREP TABLE AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 82.1F. INSTD TO MAINTAIN GARLIC AND OIL MIXTURE UNDER REFRIGERATION AND AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MIXTURE DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 5LBS $50 VALUE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005. PRIORITY
  code 22
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
  Inspector note: MISSING DISCLOSURE ON MENU FOR RAW ITEMS (OYSTERS, AND AQUACHILES). INSTD TO DISCLOSE ON MENU WHICH ITEMS ARE RAW BY DESCRIBING THEM IN THE MENU (EX, RAW OYSTERS, ETC) OR ASTERISKING THEM TO A FOOTNOTE THAT STATES THSEE ITEMS ARE SERVED RAW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
  code 25
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: PLATES AND STYROFOAM CUPS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED IN FOOD PRODUCTS AND BEING USED AS DISPENSING UTENSILS (CONSOMME, CEVICHE, AND DRY STORAGE ITEMS). INSTD TO REMOVE OUT OF PRODUCT AND PROVIDE PROPER DISPENSING UTENSILS
  code 39
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: MALE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT BEARD RESTRAINT FOR BEARD. ADDITIONAL MALE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTD TO WEAR RESTRAINTS AND MAINTAIN
  code 40
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OVEN DOOR UNABLE TO OPEN, HAS BEEN SEALED SHUT. INSTD TO HAVE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANABILITY AND MAINTAINENCE
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: MISSING CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS FOR WAREWASHING UNIT. INSTD TO PROVIDE CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS AND MAINTAIN ON SITE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
  code 48

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 1, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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