Mariscos El Veneno

Inspector notes: Observed a food service employee leave the main kitchen to go outside while wearing gloves, return to the kitchen, and begin preparing octopus without washing hands and changing gloves. Also observed PIC wipe nose and prepare to grab a container of food. When to Wash (P) (c) When to Wash. 1. Food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles P and: (i) After touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed arms; P (ii) After using the toilet room; P (iii) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; P (iv) After coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or...

Inspector notes: Observed hand sink inside of the main kitchen without hand soap upon start of inspection. Handwashing Cleanser, Availability (Pf) (3) Numbers and Capacities. (a) Handwashing Cleanser, Availability. Each handwashing sink or group of two adjacent handwashing sinks shall be provided with a supply of hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap. Pf PIC added hand soap to hand sink.

Inspector notes: Observed no paper towels at hand sink upon start of inspection. Hand Drying Provision (Pf) (b) Hand Drying Provision. Each handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks shall be provided with: 1. Individual, disposable towels; Pf 2. A continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel; Pf PIC added paper towels to the paper towel dispenser near the hand sink.

Inspector notes: Observed three containers containing prepped meats in the walk-in cooler with date marking labels that were not filled in. Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Date Marking (Pf) (g) Ready-to-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Date Marking 1. Except when packaging food using a reduced oxygen packaging method, and except as specified in paragraphs 5 and 6 of this subsection, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, when held at a temperature of 41°F (5°C) or below for a maximum of 7 days. The day of preparation shall be counted as Day 1. Pf 2. Ex...

Inspector notes: Observed red snapper thawing at room temperature in the meat sink, not fully submerged under running water. Thawing (C) (c) Thawing. Except as specified in paragraph 4 of this subsection, time/temperature control for safety food shall be thawed: 1. Under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41°F (5°C) or less; PF 2. Completely submerged under running water: (i) At a water temperature of 70°F (21°C) or below, PF (ii) With sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow PF, and (iii) For a period of time that does not allow thawed portions of ready-to-eat food to rise above 41°F (5°C), or (iv) For a period of time that does not allow thawed portions of a raw animal food requiring cooking to be above 41°F (5°C), for more than 4 hours includ...

Inspector notes: Observed food debris on the top rims of three dishes stored above the steam wells in the main kitchen with other clean dishes. Equipment, Food/Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils, food-contact surfaces of cooking equipment & nonfood-contact surfaces free of accumulations (C) 2. The food-contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations. PIC removed the unclean dishes and those in contact with the four-compartment sink and placed them to be washed, rinsed, and sanitized.

Inspector notes: Observed no covered trash can in women's rest room. Toilet Room Receptacle, Covered (C) Discussed with PIC, that covered trash (h) Toilet Room Receptacle, Covered. A toilet room used by females shall be provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary napkins. Discussed with PIC that covered trash cans shall be obtained for women's restroom.