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El Paisa Bar

April 18, 2026 · Score 29
🫥not rated
  • official resultScore 29
  • score29 pts
  • inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
    Official wording: Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
    code 04ACriticalstatus: 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
  • surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
    Official wording: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
    code 06DCriticalstatus: 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
  • food contact surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
    code 09Cstatus: Not Critical
  • Flavored tobacco products sold, offered for sale
    code 15-21status: Not Applicable
  • Contract with a pest management professional not in place. Record of extermination activities not kept on premises.
    code 28-06status: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with A on November 13, 2024: Score changed by +16 points. 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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