EL PEGAO RESTAURANT
2177 KINGSLEY AVE SUITE 13
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.5/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/18/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
1
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand wash station at front counter.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over cooked beef in reach in cooler across from ovens on cook line. Raw shell eggs stored over tres leches in standing reach in cooler in storage area behind walk in cooler. Also raw chicken stored over raw fish in walk in cooler. All items moved. **Corrected On-Site**
- 02C-01-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Bacalaito dated 3/24 in small reach in cooler by door between kitchen and front counter. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 01B-24-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Bacalaito dated 3/24 in small reach in cooler by door between kitchen and front counter.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw chicken (45F - Cold Holding); raw pork (45F - Cold Holding) in walk in cooler, right next to cooler door, per operator door has been consistently open for maybe 1 hour.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station at front counter, employee corrected during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 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. Container of cooked cod in reach in cooler across from ovens in kitchen, per operator they were made early yesterday, fish labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/18/2025 revealed 7 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 10/15/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-01-4:Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Floor under fryers has grease build up.
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Two knives stored between flip top reach in cooler and prep table. Employee removed for cleaning. **Corrected On-Site**
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Wiping cloth solution at front counter tested at 0ppm chlorine. Operator remade solution to 50ppm chlorine. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker missing on outside mop sink with attached hose.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwash sink in kitchen.
- 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. Opened milk in reach in cooler not dated, operator states opened three days prior on Saturday 10/12 and marked container. Tres leches in reach in cooler not dated, operator states prepared four days prior on Friday 10/11 and marked date on container. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/15/2024 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).