LA MONJA BLANCA RESTAURANT LLC
4186-4188 LAKE WORTH RD, PALM SPRINGS 33461
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 6/27/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
7
Basic
3
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Small foam cup in red sauce bucket. Explained and employee removed the cup. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Several boxes of water stored on floor at front counter. Repeat Violation
- 35B-02-4:Basic - Insect control device installed over food preparation area. 1.over hand sink at front counter next to fresh orange juice machine and reach in cooler. 2. Over prep table on cook line
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Bags of raw chicken on top ( in contact with bag )of cooked pork in upright white reach in cooler. Explained and employee rearranged. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 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. washcloth bucket chlorine over 200 ppm ( strip changed color and turned white again ) employee changed the solution chlorine 100 ppm
- 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. Emailed one.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Rinsing pans in front counter hand sink.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At kitchen hand sink. Repeat Violation
- 53B-01-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
- 05-06-4:Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Checked calibration of state and operators thermometer. In ice water state thermometer 32 f, operators thermometer reading 28 f. Explained and Emailed thermometer calibration info in Spanish.
- 53B-09-4:Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. All Safestaff/ Servsafe certificates are color copies of one original on thick paper . ( from one original certificate.made several color copies on thick paper ) explained.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue color liquid spray bottle not labeled at front counter. Employee labeled. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 6/27/2024 revealed 12 total violations (2 high priority, 7 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 11/14/2023
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
4
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Small round foam cup used to scoop cooked rice. Explained and manager discarded the cup. Corrected On-Site
- 21-05-5:Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Cloth in contact with dough. Explained
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Several cases of bottled water stored on floor in the dining room. Repeat Violation
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Washcloth bucket chlorine 0 ppm. Manager added chlorine checked chlorine 100 ppm, Corrected On-Site
- 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. Refried beans 52 cooling overnight in tightly covered container ( not prepared ,handled or portioned today ) Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 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. Refried beans 52 cooling overnight in tightly covered container ( not prepared ,handled or portioned today )
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw tilapia stored over bags of ice and raw salmon stored over bags of French fries in reach in freezer. Explained and showed proper storage chart in Spanish. Employee rearranged during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw fish container stored over cooked beef container in reach in cooler. Explained and employee rearranged. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand sink on cook line. Manager provided the paper towel roll. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Light blue color liquid spray bottle at front counter not labeled. Employee labeled. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/14/2023 revealed 10 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 9/14/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 31B-04-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-14: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/14/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 9/13/2023
High Priority
11
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
17
Disposition: Facility Temporarily Closed
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl as scoop in rice and beans in dry storage
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Produce on floor in kitchen Rice bags and beans on floor in dry storage room in kitchen Fruit stored on floor at front counter
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
- 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Front counter
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar front counter
- 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. tamales (127F - Cooling) in kitchen. salsa (68F - Cooling) in two door cooler. Operator states food not prepped or portioned today. Overstocked and covered. Food did not reach 41F within 6 hours.
- 03D-01-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. rice water (92F - Cooling) since 8 am cooler at front counter. Operator states rice water cooked at 8:00 am. Food did not reach 70 within 2 hours.
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee plating ready to eat avocados for immediate service with barehands. Educated on site.
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Thank you grocery bags storing raw chicken in freezer units in kitchen.
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Open box of Raw tilapia over ice used for consumption in two door freezer Raw chicken not commercially packaged over raw beef not commercially packaged in one door freezer unit.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over raw beef in two door reach in cooler Raw shrimp over ready to eat salsa in two door cooler Removed Corrected On-Site
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Six live roaches crawling floor in dry storage room of kitchen next to sealed and opened bags of rice and beans. Two live roaches crawling behind reach in cooler in kitchen. One live roach crawling on wall at rack storing clean equipment in kitchen. Operator Killed and removed **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03A-03-5:High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. raw shell eggs (50F - Cold Holding); on prep table in kitchen. Operator states eggs out less than four hours. Placed in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 01B-04-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source. Chocolate bananas and ice creams in freezer chest in dining room. Operator states food made in home kitchen.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked sauce (53F - Cold Holding) on prepped table. Operator states food not prepped or portioned today. Removed from unit less than four hours. Placed in cooler.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. rice (114F - Hot Holding); on cook line. Per operator rice cooked less than four hours ago. Reheated to 165F hot holding. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/13/2023 revealed 17 total violations (11 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).