Restaurant: La Joya #2 Mexican Restaurant
Address: 1015 Heathercroft Circle #300, Crozet, VA 22932
Type: Full Service Restaurant
Phone: 434 205-4609
Total inspections: 2
Last inspection: 01/12/2016
Critical: Warewashing - Manual & Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Concentration & Hardness* Observation: Chlorine sanitizing solution used was not at an acceptable temperature.
Correction: Immediately discontinue the use of the machine until it is operating in accordance with minimum requirements. Initiate manual wash, rinse, and sanitize method to properly clean and sanitize equipment and utensils. To minimize workload you can move to all single service utensils. Person in charge agreed to send inspector the reciept for repair. The person in charge also agreed to use the three compartment sink for wash, rinse and sanitizing until the dishwasher is repaired.
Critical: Warewashing - Manual & Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Concentration & Hardness* (corrected on site) Observation: Chlorine sanitizing solution used was not at an acceptable concentration.
Correction: Adjust the chlorine sanitizing solution to a level of at least 50 parts per million when the pH is at 10 or less and the water temperature is 100°F.
Good Repair and Calibration of Thermometers Observation: Observed food thermometer is not calibrated to ensure accuracy
Correction: Calibrate food thermometer according to manufacturer's specification as necessary to ensure accuracy
01/12/2016
Routine
Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site) Observation: The raw animal food on display is stored in a manner that may cause biological cross contamination of to ready-to-eat food (RTE). Different raw animal food not properly seperated to protect from cross contamination. Beef stored above shrimp. Margarine stored next to eggs.
Correction: Separate raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from raw RTE food including other raw animal food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw RTE food such as vegetables, and cooked RTE food. Food storage order was corrected during inspection.
Utensils - In-Use - Between-Use Storage Observation: In-use utensils improperly stored between use.
Correction: Store in-use utensils or dispensing utensils in one of the following manners: 1) In the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container. 2) In food that is not potentially hazardous with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed. 3) On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours. 4) In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain. 5) In a clean, protected location if the utensils are used only with a food that is not potentially hazardous. 6) In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F.
Thawing Observation: Improper methods used to thaw beef.
Correction: Thaw potentially hazardous foods by either of the following methods: 1. Under refrigeration that maintains food temperature at 41°F (45°F) 2. Completely submerged under running water at a temperature of 70°F or below with sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow. Ready-to-eat food shall not exceed 41°F and raw animal foods shall not exceed 41°F for more than four hours 3. As part of the cooking process
Plumbing System Maintained in Good Repair Observation: Hand sink at bar is leaking.
Correction: Plumbing systems and components shall be maintained in good repair.
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