Panaderia y Restaurante la Bamba Inc.

The inspector came back, found the problems fixed and allowed the business to reopen.

• Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
  • Basic: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine at front counter.
• Garbage and refuse
  • Basic: Missing drain plug at dumpster.
  • Basic: Open dumpster lid.

Conditions were a danger to public health, so the business was ordered to close immediately. It can't reopen until an inspector confirms the problems are fixed.

• Food protection and cross-contamination
  • High priority: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler; raw beef container stored over cooked rice. Operator removed cooked rice to walk in cooler top shelf.
  • Basic: Stored food not covered. Salt container not stored covered at prep area. Operator covered salt container.
  • Basic: Food stored on floor. Flour container stored on floor near kitchen exit door. Operator removed the bag of floor container to proper storage.
• Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
  • Basic: Bowl with no handle used to dispense cooked rice in walk in cooler. Operator removed the bowl.
• Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
  • Basic: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine at front counter.
• Single-service items
  • Basic: Single-service spoon stored uncovered, not in a protected manner at prep area.
• Handwash sinks and supplies
  • Intermediate: No soap provided at handwash sink near front counter. Operator provided soap.
• Garbage and refuse
  • Basic: Missing drain plug at dumpster.
  • Basic: Open dumpster lid.
• Insects, rodents, pests and animals
  • High priority: Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found; 59 on floor near kitchen entrance door; 9 on floor behind bread oven;
• Premises and cleaning equipment
  • Basic: Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry near kitchen entrance.