EL PALACIO DEL MOFONGO, LLC

Violations (9)

• 09-01-4CriticalCorrected on site

  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. At cook line, employee handled ready to eat food-Mofongo with bare hands without an approved AOP. Advised operator of proper procedures for bare hand contact. Operator educated employee. Employee washed hands, put clean gloves on.

  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. At cook line, employee handled ready to eat food-Mofongo with bare hands without an approved AOP. Advised operator of proper procedures for bare hand contact. Operator educated employee. Employee washed hands, put clean gloves on. **Corrected On-Site**

  High Priority

• 08A-17-6CriticalCorrected on site

  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. At walk in freezer, Raw chicken stored above beef tripe, not all commercially packaged. Advised operator of proper storage. Operator stored correctly.

  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. At walk in freezer, Raw chicken stored above beef tripe, not all commercially packaged. Advised operator of proper storage. Operator stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**

  High Priority

• 01B-13-4Critical

  Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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. See stop sale. At cook line low boy, vacuum sealed fish thawed. See stop sale.

  High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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. See stop sale. At cook line low boy, vacuum sealed fish thawed. See stop sale.

  High Priority

• 01B-01-4Critical

  Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. At dry storage rack, #10 can of tomatoes dented. See stop sale.

  High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. At dry storage rack, #10 can of tomatoes dented. See stop sale.

  High Priority

• 01C-06-5Corrected on site

  Clams/mussels/oysters removed from original container for long-term storage. At cook line low boy, fresh clam tags removed from from original container. Operator provided tag.

  Basic - Clams/mussels/oysters removed from original container for long-term storage. At cook line low boy, fresh clam tags removed from from original container. Operator provided tag. **Corrected On-Site**

  Basic

• 02C-02-5Repeat

  Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. At cook line single door reach in cooler, foods prepared onsite and held over 24 hours not properly date marked. Advised operator of proper date marking.

  Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. At cook line single door reach in cooler, foods prepared onsite and held over 24 hours not properly date marked. Advised operator of proper date marking. **Repeat Violation**

  Intermediate

• 06-09-2

  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. See stop sale. At cook line low boy, vacuum sealed fish thawed. See stop sale.

  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. See stop sale. At cook line low boy, vacuum sealed fish thawed. See stop sale.

  Basic

• 14-09-4

  Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. At cook line, cutting boards with deep grooves, no longer cleanable.

  Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. At cook line, cutting boards with deep grooves, no longer cleanable.

  Basic

• 29-49-6

  Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. At cook line, standing water in bottom of low boy cooler.

  Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. At cook line, standing water in bottom of low boy cooler.

  Basic