EL CUBANITO

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED SIDE OF HANDSINK CABINETS IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM TO BE DAMAGED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED FROZEN MEAT THAWING IN FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO THAW TCS FOODS UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER, IN THE REFRIGERATOR OR IN THE MICROWAVE AS PART OF A CONTINUOUS COOKING PROCESS.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK. TEMPERATURE OF WATER WAS 95.5F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)

APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED FROZEN MEAT THAWING IN FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO THAW TCS FOODS UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER, IN THE REFRIGERATOR OR IN THE MICROWAVE AS PART OF A CONTINUOUS COOKING PROCESS.

APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED FROZEN EMPANADA THAWING IN A PLASTIC CONTAINER IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO THAW TCS FOODS UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER, IN THE REFRIGERATOR OR IN THE MICROWAVE AS PART OF A CONTINUOUS COOKING PROCESS.

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED SUGAR OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND IN STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINERS BY THE WOK STATION WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS AND SPICES WITH COMMON NAME THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED 2 HANDWASHING SINKS INACCESSIBLE AT THE FRONT PREP AREA AND DISHWASHING AREA IN OPERABLE DUE TO THEM LEAKING WHEN IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c)

APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED FROZEN EMPANADA THAWING IN A PLASTIC CONTAINER IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO THAW TCS FOODS UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER, IN THE REFRIGERATOR OR IN THE MICROWAVE AS PART OF A CONTINUOUS COOKING PROCESS.

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: OBSERVED SUGAR OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND IN STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINERS BY THE WOK STATION WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS AND SPICES WITH COMMON NAME THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-501.11 OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF BOTH DOORS FOR THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN GASKETS.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-501.111 OBSERVED APPROX. 15 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS, CEILING AND ON EQUIPMENT IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS, DISH WASHING AREAS AND DRY STORAGE ROOM. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A).

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-501.11 OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF BOTH DOORS FOR THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN GASKETS.

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: 6-501.19 OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICES ON THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE SMALL SIDE PREP KITCHEN AND ON THE DOORS FOR BOTH WASHROOMS IN THE BANQUET AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. OBSERVED BEEF AT 46F, HAM AT 45F, LIQUID EGGS AT 45F, CUBAN SANDWICHES AT 47F, AND PORK AT 44F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD FOODS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR AND 3 DOOR PREP COOLERS. OBSERVED THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 50F, AND THE 3 DOOR PREP COOLER WAS TURNED OFF WITH NO FOOD STORED INSIDE OF IT. THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER WAS USED TO STORE TCS FOODS SUCH AS EGGS AND HAM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BOTH COOLERS AND MAINTAIN THEM BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED APPROX. 50 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS, CEILING AND ON EQUIPMENT IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS, DISH WASHING AREAS AND DRY STORAGE ROOM. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF BOTH DOORS FOR THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN GASKETS.

SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED - Comments: OBSERVED WASTE WATER OVERFLOWING FROM THE SIDES AND TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP THAT IS LOCATED BENEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE GREASE TRAP SO THAT THE WATER DRAINS PROPERLY AND DOES NOT OVERFLOW THE GREASE TRAP. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICES ON THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE SMALL SIDE PREP KITCHEN AND ON THE DOORS FOR BOTH WASHROOMS IN THE BANQUET AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER INSIDE THE COFFEE AREA 2-DOOR MILK COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY READABLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL REFRIGERATOR UNITS TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT.

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD ON THE FRONT TO-GO KITCHEN HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN THE SINKS TO PROTECT CLEAN DISHES AND FOOD PREPARATION EQUIPMENT FROM MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: NOTED THE CHEST FREEZER IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA IN DISREPAIR; LID IS BROKEN AND BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR LID OR REPLACE.

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE (WASTE CAN WITH LID) INSIDE THE BANQUET AREA UNISEX WASHROOMS AND INSIDE THE TO-GO KITCHEN UNISEX WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE EACH WASHROOM.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HAMD WASHING SIGN OR POSTER NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: VISIBLE AND WORKIG THERMOMETER NEEDED AT THE 2-DOOR EMPANADA COOLER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP COOLERS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED BURN OUT LIGHT BULB INSIDE HANDICAP WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURN OUT LIGHT BULB AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP AT WASH BOWL SINK IN THE MENS RESTROOM. MUST KEEP SOAP AT ALL HAND SINK AND WASHBOWL SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PIC PROVIDED SOAP DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT WASH BOWL SINK IN MENS RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY MEANS TO DRY HANDS AT ALL HAND SINKS AND WASH BOWL SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PIC PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING INSPECTION PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE VIOLATION 6-301.11 FOR CITATION.

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE 1 DOOR GLASS COOLER IN PREP AREA. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS OF STEAK AND CHICKEN EMPANADAS @ 45.7F-47.1F MUST KEEP ALL TCS FOODS @ 41F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES. PIC DISCARDED DENATURED FOODS DURING INSPECTION. PIC ESTIMATES COST TO BE $40. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED TOILET IN DISREPAIR (NO WATER IN TOILET DUE TO LEAK) IN HANDICAPPED/UNISEX RESTROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAME.

MISCELLANEOUS / PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS - Comments: OBSERVED 3 OF 5 EMPLOYEES IN RESTAURANT NOT WEARING A FACE COVERING. MUST WEAR FACE COVERINGS. CITATION ISSUED 7-28-060.