EL BALCON DE LAS AMERICAS REST
7932 W SAMPLE RD
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.8/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/27/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
7
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used as scoop in flip top cooler. Operator removed Corrected On-Site
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap beneath back exit door
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Stored raw chicken and mashed potatoes in flip top cooler uncovered operator covered Corrected On-Site
- 12A-18-4:High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Employee washed hands then wiped hands on apron. Reviewed proper hand washing procedures Employee rehashed hands Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top cooler cut lettuce (39-60F - Cold Holding). Per operator item in unit less than four hours. Observed item overfilled in unit. Operator removed access food and stored in freezer to quick chill **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked potatoes (119F - Hot Holding). Per operator in unit for less than four hours. Observed potatoes being held in shallow container. Operator reheated potatoes and put them into deeper container **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Kitchen microwave soiled with food debris
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/27/2025 revealed 7 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 9/6/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
7
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Flip top cooler in kitchen contains no latches to securely close.
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Rust in kitchen microwave
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Rust on walk in cooler shelves
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Walk in cooler- raw pork stored over ready to eat vegetables. Operator properly stored Corrected On-Site
- 41-15-5:High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Kitchen Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm). Operator remade solution. Tested 100ppm Corrected On-Site
- 11-07-5:Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Provided and reviewed hand out to operator
- 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. Printed and provided poster to operator. Operator posted Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/6/2024 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 6/13/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 6/13/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 6/12/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Warning
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of microwave has accumulation of grease/food debris. Operator cleaned and sanitized Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. cooked chicken and rice (46F - Cooling). Per operator item was being hot held yesterday and has been cooling over night in walk in cooler. Not prepared or portioned today. Discussed ambient temperature of unit, discussed proper cooling. See Stop Sale Warning
- 01B-36-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. cooked chicken and rice (46F - Cooling). Per operator item was being hot held yesterday and has been cooling over night in walk in cooler. Not prepared or portioned today. Warning
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef over pork in walk in freezer. Operator stored correctly Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Cooked beef, empanada, sausage, arepa, cheese bread being held at front counter display. Operator states items have been in unit for 1 hour. Verified written procedure for TPHC. Operator time marked items to be discarded at the end of 4 hours Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked pork belly (96F - Hot Holding). Per operator item was reheated in fryer 2 hours ago and put in steam table for hot holding. Steam table was turned off. Operator reheated to 165F and turned steam table on Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 6/12/2024 revealed 7 total violations (5 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 8/25/2023
High Priority
5
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Raw salmon thawing in the reach in cooler in the kitchen not removed from ROP packaging. Operator removed packaging. Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour in a container in the prep area without a label. Operator labeled "flour" Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 12A-12-4:High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee continued working at the front counter after handling raw fish thawing at the food prep sink
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked mashed potato dated 8/23/23 at (51F- Cold holding) in the walk-in cooler, more than 4 hours per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Employee cooled food covered with a stainless lid in a deep container. Operator discarded. See stop sale. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked mashed potato dated 8/23/23 at (51F- Cold holding) in the walk-in cooler, more than 4 hours per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Employee cooled food covered with a stainless lid in a deep container. Operator discarded. See stop sale. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 1. Observed mushroom sauce (112F - Hot Holding) on grill in the kitchen, prepared today, less than 3 hours per operator. Item placed on flat grill for hot holding, unit not turned on. Operator placed over flame to reheat to 165°. 2. Vegetable quesadilla filling (110F - Hot Holding) on the kitchen steam table, prepared today, less than 3 hours per operator. Items were plans in small trays above unit load line. Operator placed pan over flame to reheat to 165°. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed at the mop sink outside near exit door.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/25/2023 revealed 7 total violations (5 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 7/27/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. -Observed accumulation of black substance buildup inside ice machine.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed in-use tongs stored on steam table and oven handle on cookline. Operator removed and stored properly. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. -Observed an uncovered container with corn stored in walk-in cooler. Operator covered -Observed an uncovered container with salt stored in kitchen area. Operator covered Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. -Observed raw chicken thawing at room temperature in prep area. Advice operator to placed chicken under running water. Corrected On-Site
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -Observed salt removed from the original container not identified by common name. Operator label container Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -Observed raw beef stored over potatoes in walk-in cooler. Operator removed potatoes and stored properly. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -Observed an unlabeled spray bottle with degreaser at dishwashing area. Operator label container Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/27/2023 revealed 8 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).