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Montezuma Restaurant
May 30, 2024 · Score 29
🫥not rated
- official resultScore 29
- score29 pts
- inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
- failed findings5
- critical findings5
Failed findings
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fridge is giving… room tempcriticalOfficial 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.
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sick worker near the foodcriticalOfficial wording: Food worker/food vendor does not use utensil or other barrier to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
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staff skipping handwashingcriticalOfficial wording: Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
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surfaces not properly sanitizedcriticalOfficial wording: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
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utensils stored sketchycriticalOfficial wording: Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with B on June 5, 2023: Score changed by +13 points. 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.
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