Rincon Melania

• official resultScore 40
• score40 pts
• inspection typeAdministrative Miscellaneous / Initial Inspection
• failed findings10
• critical findings5

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Failed findings

• 🌡️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
• 🪳roaches are dining toocritical
  Official wording: Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
  code 04MCriticalstatus: 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
• 🧽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
• 🗑️garbage situation out of pocket
  Official wording: Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
  code 08Cstatus: Not Critical
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Anti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
  code 10Bstatus: Not Critical
• ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
  code 20-06status: Not Critical
• ⚠️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 C on January 30, 2023: Score changed by +10 points. 6 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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