TONY'S BURRITO MEX

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED. (RICE, SUGAR, ETC.)

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY ON SHELVING UNITS. MUST STORE INVERTED.

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: FOUND REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. COLD HOLDING AT 50.2F. CRITICAL VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005. TAGGED REACH IN COOLER.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 80 POUNDS OF COOKED TOMATO SALSAS AT 48.9F AND 49.3F. CRITICAL VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005. DISPOSED OF APPROXIMATLEY 80 POUNDS OF SALSAS. APPROXIMATE VALUE 50 DOLLARS.

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED. (RICE, SUGAR, ETC.)

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY ON SHELVING UNITS. MUST STORE INVERTED.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO USE ONLY FOOD GRADE MATERIALS AND TO MAINTAIN.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT DIRT ACCUMULATION ON THE UPPER INTERIOR PORTION OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE EXHAUST HOOD. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO STORE MULTI USE UTENSILS (PLATES) INVERTED TO HELP PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND TO MAINTAIN.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED A TORN GASKET ON THE 2 DOOR REACH IN PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT DIRT BUILDUP ON THE UPPER INTERIOR PORTION OF THE ICE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET - Comments: NO FOODHANDLER CERTIFICATES PRESENT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT ALL FOODHANDLERS MUST HAVE FOODHANDLER CERTIFICATES FROM AN ANSI APPROVED COURSE AND THEY MUST BE MAINTAINED ON PREMISES. INFORMATION PROVIDED.

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN GARAGE STORAGE AREA.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FROZEN MEATS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF REACH-IN FREEZER. MANAGER INSTRUCTED TO USE A FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN - Comments: ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE MCHINE MUST PROPERLY STORE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED GROUND BEEF SITTING IN A CONTAINER ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE OVEN AT 53.7F. ALSO OBSERVED PASTOR PORK IN THE PREP COOLER AT 43.5F, AND SALSA AT 47.8F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 30# OF FOOD WORTH APPROXIMATELY $150. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW - Comments: OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE STEAM TABLE IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA WHEN THE WATER IS RUN IN THE EXPOSED HANDSINK AND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. DIRECTOR NOTIFIED OF CRITICAL VIOLATION AND A SUPERVISOR WAS SENT ONSITE TO ASSIST. MANAGER BEGAN RODDING OUT THE FLOOR DRAIN DURING THE INSPECTION AND WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO SERVE ANY MORE CUSTOMERS AND TO REMOVE OR COVER ALL EXPOSED FOOD AND UTENSILS. MANAGER RODDED OUT THE SINK DURING THE INSPECTION. NO FURTHER WASTE WATER BACK UP WAS OBSERVED AT THE FLOOR DRAIN AFTER IT WAS RODDED OUT. THE FLOOR OF THE PREP AREA WAS CLEANED AND SANITIZED WITH BLEACH AND WATER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER. OBSERVED ADOBO MOLE STORED IN A PLASTIC BUCKET THAT WAS MARKED "DISH DETERGENT." MANAGEMENT DISCARDED THE FOOD INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND NOT TO USE CONTAINERS PREVIOUSLY USED TO STORE CHEMICALS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REPLACE THE CRACKED LID ON ONE OF THE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS LOCATED IN THE ALLEY.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA AND THE VEGETABLE COOLER IN THE GARAGE, GREASE TRAP UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED CARDBOARD FLATS PLACED ON THE FLOOR OF THE FOOD PREP AREA UNDER THE RUBBER FLOOR MATS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE GARAGE STORAGE AREA.

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA. CLEAN AND REPAINT THE BASEBOARD AROUND THE PREP COOLER AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST PROVIDE A CEILING FOR THE GARAGE FOOD STORAGE AREA. THE HALF WALL BETWEEN THE ICE MACHINE AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE SEALED.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON THREE DOOR REACH-IN COOLER TORN AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST REPLACE.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE VENTILATION HOOD.

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY OBSERVED ON PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR OF THE GARAGE STORAGE AREA. GARAGE IS USED TO STORE FOOD. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREA AND SEAL ANY OPENINGS IN THE WALLS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. LABEL ALL DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS ON THE SHELF ABOVE THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE VENTILATION HOOD, INTERIOR OF 2 DOOR PREP COOLER NEXT TO THE STEAM TABLE, AND SLIDING DOOR TRACKS OF THE VEGETABLE COOLER IN THE GARAGE.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. A VISIBLE THERMOMETER IS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE VEGETABLE COOLER IN THE GARAGE. MUST PROVIDE.