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El Buen Sabor

July 24, 2025 · Score 63
🫥not rated
  • official resultScore 63
  • score63 pts
  • inspection typePre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection
  • failed findings12
  • critical findings7

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Failed findings

  • hot food sitting too coolcritical
    Official wording: Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
    code 02BCriticalstatus: Critical
  • fridge is giving… room tempcritical
    Official wording: Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
    code 02GCriticalstatus: Critical
  • food from a mystery sourcecritical
    Official wording: Food, prohibited, from unapproved or unknown source, home canned or home prepared. Animal slaughtered, butchered or dressed (eviscerated, skinned) in establishment. Reduced Oxygen Packaged (ROP) fish not frozen before processing. ROP food prepared on premises transported to another site.
    code 03ACriticalstatus: Critical
  • flies in the housecritical
    Official wording: Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
    code 04NCriticalstatus: Critical
  • handwashing sink issuescritical
    Official wording: No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.
    code 05DCriticalstatus: Critical
  • food left out / unprotectedcritical
    Official wording: Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
    code 06CCriticalstatus: Critical
  • grimy wiping clothscritical
    Official wording: Wiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
    code 06FCriticalstatus: Critical
  • basically rolling out the welcome mat for pests
    Official wording: Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
    code 08Astatus: Not Critical
  • dishwashing setup off
    Official wording: Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.
    code 10Hstatus: Not Critical
  • The original nutrition fact labels or ingredient label for a cooking oil, shortening or margarine or food item sold in bulk, or acceptable manufacturer’s documentation not maintained on site.
    code 16-02status: Not Applicable
  • Providing single-use, non-compostable plastic straws to customers without customer request (including providing such straws at a self-serve station)
    code 19-06status: Not Critical
  • Failure to display required signage about plastic straw availability
    code 19-10status: Not Critical

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