El Encuentro Restaurant LLC

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

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.

• Approved source; food safe and unadulterated
  • High priority: Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F. cooked beef (47°F - Cold Holding); cooked rice (48°F - Cold Holding) not prepped or portioned today stored in kitchen area glass door reach in cooler. Per employee, items have been stored for more than 6 hours overnight. raw whole shell eggs (48°F - Ambient Cold Holding) in kitchen area glass door reach in cooler. Per employee, items were stored overnight.
• Food out of temperature
  • High priority: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F. cooked beef (47°F - Cold Holding); cooked rice (48°F - Cold Holding) not prepped or portioned today stored in kitchen area glass door reach in cooler. Per employee, items have been stored for more than 6 hours overnight. See stop sale.
  • High priority: Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45°F or less. raw whole shell eggs (48°F - Ambient Cold Holding) in kitchen area glass door reach in cooler. Per employee, items were stored overnight. See stop sale.
• Food protection and cross-contamination
  • High priority: Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw chicken stored above box of unwashed potatoes in walk in cooler. Employee reorganized.
• Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
  • Intermediate: Food-contact surface soiled. Clean plates at storage rack near walk in cooler soiled with rodent droppings. Employee clean and sanitized dishes.
• Handwash sinks and supplies
  • Intermediate: No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at front handwashing sink.
• Insects, rodents, pests and animals
  • High priority: Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 13 rodent droppings on clean plates on storage rack near walk in cooler. Observed approximately 8 rodent droppings on floor surrounding water heater. Observed approximately 10 rodent droppings on floor underneath front counter hand sink area.
• Employee personal belongings
  • Basic: Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cellphone stored on flip top cooler cutting board.