Pollo AL Fuego

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

• Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
  • Basic: Hole in or other damage to wall. -operator discussed plan with the landlord of how to remedy

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-contact surfaces designed and maintained
  • Basic: Equipment in poor repair. - gasket torn at reach in cooler.
• Garbage and refuse
  • Basic: Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. - unused food press - unused steam well
• Insects, rodents, pests and animals
  • Basic: Dead roaches on premises. - 2 on floor behind chest freezer
  • High priority: Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. - 6 on castor of reach in cooler - 1 inside gasket of reach in cooler - 1 on floor below clean equipment storage rack
• Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
  • Basic: Hole in or other damage to wall. - gap/hole at service holes near hot water heater

Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.

• Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
  • Basic: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -plastic bowls stored in dry rice and salt containers, operator removed
  • Basic: Equipment in poor repair. -stand-up reach-in cooler door gasket torn
  • Basic: Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. -stand-up stainless steel reach-in cooler door
• Wiping cloths and linens
  • Basic: Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. -operator added more quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution, retested 200ppm
  • Basic: Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. -on top of reach-in cooler in front service area, operator relocated
• Plumbing and backflow prevention
  • Basic: Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. -triple sink sprayer leaking
• Handwash sinks and supplies
  • Intermediate: No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. -handwash sink in rear prep area, operator restocked
• Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
  • Basic: Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. -wall over triple sink has a light accumulation of grease and food debris