- Open taco observed on top of cold hold unit. Employee threw away taco after being asked if taco was her's. Also observed employee in main kitchen drinking near food prep line. Ensure employees are not eating and drinking near food and food contact surfaces.
- Ice found dumped in hand sink in kitchen. Ensure hand sink is used for hand washing only.
- Open employee drink (coffee) left on cold hold unit with open taco. Ensure employee beverages are covered with a lid and stored below and away from food and food contact surfaces.
- No soap found in kitchen hand sink at time of inspection. When asked, employees filled up soap container. Ensure all hand sinks are supplied with soap and paper towels during all hours of operation.
- Unlabeled toxic spray bottle found in closet with water heater. Ensure all toxic spray bottles are labeled with the common chemical name. Examples: Window cleaner, sanitizer, degreaser.
- No staff present with proof of current food manager certification. An expired manager certification was found posted on wall for owner whom was not present at time of inspection. Ensure at least one person with proof of current food manager certification is present during all hours of operation.
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03/09/2016 | 87 |
- Employee observed putting tortillas on foil wrappers with bare hands. Pointed out issue with employee and employee donned gloves. Ensure safeguards are used when working with ready to eat foods.
- Green scrubbers observed in front hand sink. Ensure hand sinks are used for hand washing only.
- Establishment selling pastries from Bakery in town. Person in charge could not verify the exact source and no labels for bakery present on display case. Ensure display case is labeled with name and address of bakery where pastries are purchased from.
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10/29/2015 | 88 |
- Bare hand contact observed with ready to eat tacos just before wrapping and serving. Ensure bare hands are not used to handle tacos or anything else ready to eat.
- Unlabeled spray bottles observed holding chemicals. Ensure spray bottles are labeled with the common chemical name. Ex: Sanitizer, degreaser.
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06/18/2015 | 93 |
- Bare hand contact observed with ready to eat foods prior to service. Site does not maintain bare hand contact documentation. Ensure safeguards are used when working with ready to eat foods. This includes but is not limited to utensils, tongs, foil, gloves, and wax paper.
- No use-by dates observed on products. Products in walk-in cooler observed with prep dates of 07/3, 07/4, 07/5. Ensure use-by dates are labeled on prepared products that will be kept for longer than 24 hours. With the day of preparation counting as day one (1), the site has seven (7) days to use the product. Example: Pot of beans prepared 07/05/14 should be labeled with a use-by date of no later than 07/11/14.
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07/09/2014 | 92 |
- EMPLOYEE OBSERVED RINGING OUT RAG IN BUCKET, WIPING HANDS WITH IT, AND PROCEEDING TO SERVING COFFEE TO CUSTOMERS. ENSURE HANDS ARE WASHED IN A HANDSINK.
- HANDSINK OBSERVED WITH FOOD DEBRIS THAT IS EVIDENT OF DUMPING. ENSURE HANDSINKS ARE USED FOR HANDWASHING ONLY.
- OBSERVED EMPLOYEE HANDLING RAW LETTUCE HEAD WITH BARE HANDS WHILE CUTTING. SAME EMPLOYEE WAS LATER SEEN USING GLOVES FOR SAME TASK. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVED TOUCHING THE CENTER OF FOIL SHEETS WITH BARE HANDS BEFORE PLACING FOOD IN THEM AND WRAPPING THEM UP. ENSURE SAFEGUARDS ARE USED WHEN WORKING WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. DO NOT CONTAMINATE FOOD CONTACT SURFACES (ESPECIALLY WITH BARE HANDS).
- HANDSINK AT BEVERAGE STATION IS NOT SUPPLIED WITH PAPER TOWELS. OBSERVED ONE EMPLOYEE WASH HANDS AND PASS THROUGH BACK TO GET PAPER TOWELS. ENSURE PAPER TOWELS ARE SUPPLIED AT ALL HANDSINKS DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION.
- NO COPY OF CURRENT FOOD PERMIT WAS FOUND ON WALL. ENSURE CURRENT COPY OF FOOD PERMIT IS FOUND AND PUT ON WALL. WILL CHECK WITH F&E CUSTOMER SUPPORT ON STATUS OF PERMIT.
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01/17/2014 | 82 |
- Uncovered raw shelled eggs found resting on top of container of refried beans with a small opening for utensils. Ensure raw products are stored below and away from ready to eat products.
- Only prep dates observed labeled on containers of prepared potentially hazardous foods. Stickers have slot to fill in use-by date. Ensure use-by dates are labeled on each container or opened package of prepared potentially hazardous food with the date not exceeding 7 days (day of preparation counts as day 1).
- Wall mounted magnetic strip for utensils found with knife resting between wall and backside of strip. Ensure no utensils are stored in a way that may cause contamination.
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09/19/2013 | 89 |
- dirty dish (salsa bowl stored on rack with food. Ensure all dirty dishes are either washed, rinsed, and sanitized right away or stored in a designated area (for a short time period prior to dishwashing) away from food or clean food contact surfaces.
- A couple of large dented cans found on rack with dry storage goods. Cans discarded (12 pounds of pinto beans). Ensure to check for dented cans and dispose of any with noticeable dents (especially near the top of the can).
- Employee observed washing hands in 3 compartment sink. Ensure hands are washed in handsink.
- Cooked steak found uncovered in walk-in cooler. Chips found in kitchen under shelf also uncovered. Ensure food (especially ready to eat food) is covered by some layer or form of protection (ex: Plastic wrap, lids).
- No soap used when washing hands at 3 compartment sink (see violation #8). Ensure hands are washed with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds at a handsink.
- No labels on toxic spray bottles. Ensure all spray bottles are labeled with the common name of the chemical in the bottle. For example: Spray bottle with degreaser chemicals should be labeled as "Degreaser".
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05/14/2013 | 81 |
- INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE ICE BIN AT DEFLECTION PLATE ARE IN NEED OF CLEANING/SANITIZATION TO REMOVE BACTERIA, MOLD AND SLIME GROWTH.
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02/26/2013 | 97 |
- MUST NOT STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS IN PREP REFRIGERATOR AS THIS UNIT IS NOT PROVIDING INTERIOR TEMEPRATURES OF 41F. MUST REPAIR/SERVICE BEFORE CONTINUED USE AS A STORAGE REFRIGERATOR. MUST REMOVE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IN PREP REFRIGERATOR TO WALK-IN FOR STORAGE.
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09/06/2012 | 95 |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 01/17/2012 | 100 |
- CONDEMNED AND DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT POUNDS OF GRAVY AND SALSA RANCHERA - DATE MARKED BEYOND SEVEN DAYS OF STORAGE.
- HOT WATER TO EMPLOYEE HAND SINK MUST BE UNDER READILY AVAILABLE PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES. MUST REPAIR FAUCET TO ALLOW FOR THIS BY 7/27/11.
- VARIOUS PHFs REGISTERED AT 43F TO 45F WHILE IN STORGE IN WALKIN REFRIGERATOR. SEE #15 BELOW.
- ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (PHFs)MUST BE MAINTAINED COVERED/PROTECTED WHILE IN REFRIGERATOR STORAGE.
- WALKIN REFRIGERATOR COMPRESSOR IS IN NEED OF SERVICING, REPAIRS, REPLENISHMENT OF FREON OR REPLACEMENT IN ORDER THAT IT BE CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING ALL STORED PHFs AT 41F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES.
- FOR PROPER COOLING OF PREPARED FOODS, LOWER REFRIGERATOR TEMPERATURES WILL BE REQUIRED.
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07/26/2011 | 75 |
- MECHANICAL DISHWASHING SANITIZATON RINSE REGISTERED NO SANITIZATION READING AT FINAL RINSE. CORRECTED ON THE SPOT TO 50 PPM CHLORINE.
- MUST MAINTAIN ALL PHFs COVERED/PROTECTED WHILE STORED IN REFRIGERATOR.
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03/11/2011 | 93 |
- Employee at grill washed hands for a 5 second count and employees did not washed exposed portions or arm. **Ensure all employees properly wash hands with hot water, lathered, scrubbing vigorously including exposed portions of arms for at least 20 seconds total.
- No physical barriers used and no documentation to use barehand contact; ex: employee cutting onion and other using hands for tortillas and taco toppings. **Use physical barriers when handling ready-to-eat food or provide documentation as specified.
- Pitcher of raw eggs stored next to tortillas on prep table, raw bacon stored above refried beans, and ice scoop handle touching ice at beverage station. **Do not store raw meat products including eggs above or next to ready-to-eat food and ensure ice scoop is handle up out of ice.
- No handsink located without a barrier for use at beverage station. **Install handsink or remove barrier to handsink in kitchen for server use at beverage station.
- Label spray bottle of yellow fluid. **Label all toxic chemicals.
- No certified food manager on duty. **Ensure a certified food manager is on duty at all times during operation.
- Leak from piping under warewash sink and when flushed wastewater leaks under urninal in men's restroom pooling on floor. **Repair leaks at each fixture by a licensed plumber.
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07/12/2010 | 72 |
- Cooked potentially hazardous food (prepared beef 20 lbs)not cooled from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hrs with an additional 4 hrs to cool to 41°F or below.
- Employee observed not using proper hand washing procedure before they handle ready to eat foods (cut raw potatoes), and not using suitable utensils or single-use gloves to prevent cross contamination.
- No documentation is maintained at the food establishment that food employees contacting ready-to-eat foods with bare hands utilize two or more of the following control measures to provide additional safeguards to hazards associated with bare hand contact using nail brushes.
- Label all sanitizer solution containers e.g. Write the word "SANITIZER" on the container.
- Remove rust from inside ice machine bin. Discard all ice, clean and sanitize (50-100 PPM)the inside of bin.
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01/06/2010 | 81 |
- Ensure to have rags and a bucket with sanitizer solution in the food prep area so that employees can properly sanitize food contact surface and equipment.
- Ensure to have a thermometer in all reach-in cooling units to monitor the attainment of food products.
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09/02/2009 | 94 |
| No violation noted during this evaluation. | 03/26/2009 | 91 |
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