LA GUAJIRA PIZZERIA CUBANA
1905 W 60 ST
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.8/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/27/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
8
Inspection Details:
- 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.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/27/2025 revealed 8 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 11/1/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
5
Inspection Details:
- 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**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/1/2024 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).