LA GUAJIRA PIZZERIA CUBANA

1905 W 60 ST

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 2/27/2025

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic cup no handle used to dispense cheese at pizza preparation table. Repeat Violation
  • 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee drinking water from bottle at kitchen, placed bottle on top of preparation table.
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed cell phone on top of preparation table at kitchen. Employee removed phone from top of preparation table. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed cook wearing writ chains while preparing pizzas.
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed no hair restraints used while cooking.
  • 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed spatula and ice cream scoops stored in standing water 85F by ice cream freezer. Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood filters soiled. Repeat Violation
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee draining liquid from a small tuna can into hand wash sink at kitchen.

Inspection Date: 11/1/2024

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed metal ramekin containers used to dispense ham and chorizo inside reach in cooler prep pizza table.
  • 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed spatula and ice cream scoops stored in standing water 85F by ice cream freezer. Repeat Violation
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at pre area at kitchen garlic butter (78F - Cold Holding) according to manager out for about 2 hours. Manager placed garlic butter ins reach in coo for rapid chill. Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed, macaroni salad, rice pudding and flans prepared 2 days ago no date labeled inside small refrigerator by front counter. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 3/20/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8519818

  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed single serve containers at kitchen not inverted . Employee inverted single serve containers. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed on top of preparation table at kitchen.
  • 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. O no chlorine test strips available.

Inspection Date: 10/6/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8353625

  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee preparing food no hair restraint
  • 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed cut onions stored inside thank you bags Inside reach in cooler.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license dated 10/01/2023
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at prep table at kitchen garlic butter (75F - Cold Holding); cooked spaghetti (78F - Cold Holding) According to manager out for about 1 hour. Employee put food containers inside reach in cooler for rapid chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed front counter pasta salads and milk desserts. kitchen area, cut ham and ham croquettes, no date labeled According to manager from the day before. Repeat Violation