Little Mexico Bowdon

Person in charge (PIC) not ensuring or monitoring that employees are using proper reheating methods to ensure previously held at 41F TCS food is reheated to 165F or same day prep ready to eat food is initially heated to 135F and held at 135F. Code: PIC's duty is to make sure employees are properly cooking, cold/hot holding, and reheating for hot holding time/temperature control for safety food...through daily oversight of the employees' routine monitoring of the cooking, holding, and reheating for hot holding temperatures using appropriate temperature measuring devices properly scaled and calibrated.

Observed order of chicken frozen onsite above fries in freezer. Code requires the PIC to ensure employees are visibly observing and verifying delivered foods as they are received to determine that they are from approved sources and are placed into appropriate storage locations, as required by this Chapter.

Observed raw chicken in covered plastic containers at 43F at both cooling temperature checks at 3:23 pm and 4:13 pm. CA: Uncover items cooling from room temperature preparation, use metal containers that facilitate cooling instead of plastic containers that restrict cooling, separate into thinner portions, and/or any other effective means of cooling.

Observed thawed fish in drawer cooler in plastic packaging. COS: removed from plastic packaging. Code: Reduced oxygen packaged fish that bears a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use shall be removed from the reduced oxygen environment.

Observed a couple of house flies in kitchen. CA: Continue to work on pest control measures.

Using plate as scoop as evidenced by the plate left in the rice. CA: use utensil with a handle and store according to code. Code: Food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored: in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container.

Bathroom walls are unsealed brick. CA: Contact health department for approval of material prior to properly sealing walls.

Observed raw animal food stored next to ready-to-eat food.

Food items in storage containers were not identified with the common name of the food item .

Reach in cooler observed at 46F ambient temperatures with today's raw beef at 43F and partially cooked beef at 52F. CA: Move all not used immediately to working cooler or freezer then provide sufficient cold holding equipment to maintain Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods at the proper temperatures of 41F or below.

Cooling methods being used/observed were not adequate in rapidly cooling Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods as salsa and cheese dip were in 22 quart covered deep containers. Cool in open shallow containers on ice other effective means to ensure cools from 135-70 within 2 hours and from 70-41F within 4 hours. COS: Placed cheese on ice bath in shallow pans and provided instructions how to do the same with salsa.

Food thermometer not accurate within +/- 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Calibrate frequently. If can not calibrate, replace with accurate thermometer.

Observed fly light above food prep sink and observed fly strip with dead flies hanging in kitchen area. CA: move insect control devices to non-food areas.

Observed an in-use utensil (2 knives) stored in crevices between equipment in between uses. COS: Removed knives. CA: Store knives on a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment if cleaning and sanitizing every four hours maximum.

Observed pans not properly air-dried prior to stacking together. CA: allow cleaned pans to air-dry or adequately drain before contact with food.

Bathroom walls are unsealed brick. CA: Contact health department for approval of material prior to properly sealing walls.

Observed dust layer on vent pipes in kitchen. CA: clean.

Observed improper storage of raw bacon in the same container with sliced cheese; observed raw chorizo stored above shrimp and fish./PIC corrected food items to proper storage location

Observed ice machine with build up present inside./clean and disinfect more frequently to prevent future build up

Observed raw shelled eggs over salsa in walk-in cooler; observed raw chicken beside margarine and sour cream; observed raw chicken tenders on top of steak in reach in cooler./corrected to proper location

Bathroom walls are unsealed brick.

Bathroom walls are unsealed brick.