Luze Mexicano Cocina

Inspector notes: Observed tres leches cakes holding in front counter display unit 45 F. Operator states holding in unit overnight. Operator discarded cakes during inspection. Observed multiple salsa’s 45-49 F at self service bar in dining room. Operator states holding at salsa bar less than 4 hours, placed salsa’s in reach in freezer to quick chill during inspection.

Inspector notes: Observed cooked yellow rice stored in plastic non food grade bags at steam table and on shelf in walk in cooler. Operator discarded bags of rice during inspection.

Inspector notes: Observed several sauce and oil bottles stored near the grill without any common name labels on them. COS: Employee labeled sauce and oil bottles. 511-6-1.04(4)(d) - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) (d) Food Storage Containers, Identified with Common Name of Food. Except for containers holding food that can be readily and unmistakably recognized, such as dry pasta, working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages for use in the food establishment, such as cooking oils, flour, herbs, potato flakes, salt, spices, and sugar shall be clearly and legibly identified, in English, with the common name of the food.

Inspector notes: Observed no Quat test strips stored inside facility to test sanitizer. CA: Advised PIC to obtain and store Quat test strips inside facility. 511-6-1.05(3)(h),(i) - Temperature Measuring Device, Manual Warewashing; Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Device (Pf) (h) Temperature Measuring Devices, Manual and Mechanical Warewashing. 1. In manual warewashing operations, a temperature measuring device shall be provided and readily accessible for frequently measuring the washing and sanitizing temperatures. Pf 2. In hot water mechanical warewashing operations, an irreversible registering temperature indicator shall be provided and readily accessible for measuring the utensil surface temperature. Pf (i) Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices. A test kit or other device that accurately measures the co...

Inspector notes: Observed no thermometers inside freezers. CA: Advised PIC to obtain and store thermometers inside freezer. 511-6-1.05(2)(x) - TMD, Located in Refrigerators/ Hot Holding (Pf, C) (x) Temperature Measuring Devices. 1. In a mechanically refrigerated or hot food storage unit, the sensor of a temperature measuring device shall be located to measure the air temperature in the warmest part of a mechanically refrigerated unit and in the coolest part of a hot food storage unit. 2. Except as specified in paragraph 3 of this subsection, cold or hot holding equipment used for time/temperature control for safety food shall be designed to include and shall be equipped with at least one integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring device that is located to allow easy viewing of the device's te...

Inspector notes: Observed in-use utensils not stored in hot water in between uses. CA: Advised PIC to store in-use utensils in hot water temping at least 135 F or higher in between uses. 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage (C) (k)Storage of In-Use Utensils. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored: 1.Except as specified under paragraph 2 of this subsection, in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container; 2.In food that is not time/temperature control for safety food with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon; 3.On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use...