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Restaurant: Las Tortugas
Address: 712 Peoria St, Aurora, CO 80011
Phone: (303) 601-2400
Total inspections: 7
Last inspection: Nov 14, 2013

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100

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Raw chicken was was stored above ready-to-eat tomatoes in the two-door "True" refrigerator.
An employee was observed washing hands without using soap or paper towels.
An employee was observed washing hands in the three compartment sink.
An unapproved employee twist-top beverage was stored in the walk-in refrigerator.
Potentially hazardous foods were found above 41�°F.
The sanitizer solution in use in the three compartment sink contained less than 200 ppm of residual quaternary ammonia
Paper towels were not available at the kitchen hand washing sink.
Several chemical spray bottles stored both in the kitchen and in the customer area were not labeled as to their contents.
The chest freezer in the dry storage room was not commercial.
A water leak was present inside the two-door "True" refrigerator.
The two-door "True" refrigerator did not have an accurate internal ambient temperature thermometer.
Sanitizer test strips were not available.
The kitchen fan was soiled with dust.
The wiping cloth bucket stored near the food preparation sink contained less than 50 ppm of residual chlorine.
The ceiling in the kitchen area was soiled. Holes were present in the walls in both restrooms.
The light in the walk-in refrigerator was not operational. Several light shields in the kitchen area were damaged.
An unused domestic stove was stored in the dry storage room. The rear door to the facility was open.

In the two-door "True" refrigerator: raw chicken was stored above ready-to-eat cut tomatoes.
An unapproved employee twist-top beverage was stored in the walk-in refrigerator.
Several potentially hazardous foods were found above 41�°F.

An employee was observed donning gloves without first washing hands. An employee was observed cracking eggs and then moving on to other food preparation tasks without first washing hands and changing gloves.
Potentially hazardous foods were found above 41�°F.

Employees in the cook's line area were observed donning gloves without first washing hands numerous times.
Potentially hazardous foods were found above 41�°F.

An employee beverage container was present in the prep room double-door refrigerator.
One pan of chorizo and a pan of sliced ham were 46�°F in the prep room double-door refrigerator.
The in-use sanitizer in the three-compartment sink had a concentration less than 100 ppm quaternary ammonia, and the dish washing employee sanitized utensils for less than one minute.
The prep room hand sink was not provided with soap, and the paper towel dispenser did not function.
The bulk sugar container at the juice bar was not labeled as to its contents. The plastic bin containing salt in the dry storage room was not labeled as to its contents.
Two boxes of Mexican cheese were stored on the floor in the walk-in refrigerator.
A non-commercial grade orange slicer was present on the juice bar counter.
The soda refrigerator door gasket was torn.
The walk-in refrigerator condenser fan guards were soiled with grease. Dead insects were present in the light diffusers above the dry storage area.
Wiping cloths were stored in quaternary ammonia sanitizer with a concentration less than 100 ppm, in the prep area wiping cloth bucket.
A scoop was stored in the dry storage room bulk sugar container with its handle in contact with sugar.
The prep room handsink drained slowly.
The dumpster lids were open.
Cove base trim was torn to the left of the mopsink. The floor tile grout was heavily worn in front of the walk-in refrigerator entrance. Debris was present on the floor in the water heater closet.

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Parking:

Garage Private Lot Street Valet Validated

Attire:

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Beer & Wine Only Full Bar Happy Hour

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