MI BELLA GUATEMALA

243-245 NE 8 ST

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

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All Inspection Reports

Inspection on 1/22/2025

High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
5

Inspection Details:

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a plastic bowl used as scoop inside the sauce. Employee removed it. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed walk in cooler gasket in disrepair.
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed food inside the walk in cooler and walk in freezer not covered.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at the hand wash sink located in the kitchen. Employee provided paper towels. 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. Repeat Violation
Health Inspector (2025-01-22)
2025-01-22
★★★☆☆ 3.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/22/2025 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).

Inspection on 8/1/2024

High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
3

Inspection Details:

  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed chlorine was 0 ppm.
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored above cooked beans. Employee placed eggs at the bottom. 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 containers with rice and beans cooked over 24 hrs not date marked. Repeat Violation
Health Inspector (2024-08-01)
2024-08-01
★½☆☆☆ 2.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/1/2024 revealed 3 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).

Inspection on 2/12/2024

High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed food stored inside a broken container. Employee placed food in another container. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed a plastic food container stored on the floor of the walk in freezer. Employee placed food at least 6 inches off the floor. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed scoop handle touching the sugar. Employee removed it. Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed a sugar container not identified. Employee labeled the sugar container. 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 all foods inside the walk in cooler were not date marked. Employee date marked all the foods. Corrected On-Site
Food Inspector #8446959
2024-02-12
★★★½☆ 4.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/12/2024 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).

Inspection on 10/17/2023

High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food Inspector #8446472
2023-10-17
★★★★★ 5.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/17/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).

Inspection on 7/17/2023

High Priority
1
Intermediate
4
Basic
8
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a bowl used as scoop inside the rice. Employee removed it. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed food stored on the floor inside the walk in cooler. Also observed plastic oil container stored on the storage at the back. Employee removed food. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed a scoop touching the flour. Employee stored scoop handle above the flour. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood filters soiled and also reach in cooler gaskets soiled. Warning
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed different food inside the walk in cooler not covered. Warning
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed beef was stored inside a sink to defrost. Employee was coached how thawed meat properly. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed at the preparation table. Operator removed it. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed beef bones stored inside supermarket bags. Employee removed the bag. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Warning
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at the hand wash sink located at the front counter. Employee provided paper towels. Warning
  • 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Warning
  • 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 a beef soup inside the walk in cooler not date marked. Warning
Food Inspector #8374766
2023-07-17
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/17/2023 revealed 13 total violations (1 high priority, 4 intermediate, 8 basic).