MEZCAL CANTINA AUTHENTIC MEXICAN GRILL
880 A1A N STE 18B
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 1 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 8/14/2023
High Priority
4
Intermediate
4
Basic
19
Total
27
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler not in use under the flat top grill has soiled door handles. Repeat Violation
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vent on the main cook line has accumulation of dust on the vent and surrounding ceiling tiles. Repeat Violation
- 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. In the standup reach in cooler, salmon fully thawed in sealed reduced oxygen packaging.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employee beverage stored on clean prep table in the dish washing area. Repeat Violation
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employees birthday cakes stored in shelf in the walk in cooler over food to be served to customers.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on the microwave. Employees bag, hat and keys stored on the prep table in the dish area. Repeat Violation
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf next to the standup reach in cooler, clean metal containers stacked while wet. Repeat Violation
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Stand up reach in cooler door gasket torn. Flip top reach in cooler door has broken interior of the flip top that hangs down when the door is open
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Cracked floor tiles in the dishwashing area.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Behind the bar counter, containers of margarita mix stored on the floor. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in freezer and walk in cooler door gaskets have build up of mold like substance. Repeat Violation
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Avocados in the flip top reach in cooler with stickers still attached.
- 14-20-4:Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Ripped tin foil on the shelves of the main cook line. Repeat Violation
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. In the dry storage area, multiple containers of single service items stored in the floor. Repeat Violation
- 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Wiping cloth stored under cutting board in prep area soiled with food residue.
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at the base of the standup reach in cooler.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. In the walk in cooler, uncovered containers of salsa and prepared vegetables. Repeat Violation
- 14-12-4:Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Drink pitcher used as a scoop in the bulk sugar container has broken edge.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk sugar container missing product labeling. Repeat Violation
- 01B-07-4:High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. In the walk in cooler container of cooked pork with mold like substance growth. Operator discarded the container of pork. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. In the walk in cooler, container of raw pork stored over box of unwashed oranges. Operator relocated the raw pork. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee on the main cook line exit and return to the kitchen with gloved hands open the swinging doors, wipe gloves on towel and prepare food without changing gloves and washing hands.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In a bus tub next to the chip container in the waitstation area; salsa (49F - Cold Holding) placed out by employee 30 minutes prior but no ice surrounding the salsa container. Operator added ice to the bus tub to bring the salsa back to temperature range. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on the main cook line has build up of food residue staining. Can opener on the main cook line has old food debris on the blade. Operator relocated the can opener to the dish area to be washed. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 22-31-4:Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Build up of rust on the deflector plate to the not in use bulk ice bin.
- 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. In the walk in cooler cooked containers of chicken, beef, beans and pork stored without product date marking.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Yellow chemical spray bottle in front of the dish machine with no product labeling.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/14/2023 revealed 27 total violations (4 high priority, 4 intermediate, 19 basic).