Los Portales Mexican Grill, 2245 Cr 210 W #109, Jacksonville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: LOS PORTALES MEXICAN GRILL
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2245 Cr 210 W #109, Jacksonville, FL 32260
License #: 6501709
Total inspections: 9
Last inspection: 10/15/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Metal containers stack up wet on the shelf by the Walk in cooler
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. Under the hand wash sink by bar, manager stated already called for maintenance
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Open case of raw fish on the shelf above the container of cooked pork, upright Reach in cooler by Dish machine, employee moved **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Spray bottle of window cleaner hang on the shelf above the case of the liquid soda, by the back door, manager moved **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink is out of order, not secured on the wall and leaking pipe under. Manager stated already called for maintenance, bar area
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food left at room temperature to cool. Cheese dip 100°F, cool on the top of prep table, employee will reheat to 165°F,and put on the steam table
10/15/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plates used inside the pull chicken container, Walk in Cooler
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Several Employee drink from the bottle without the straw throughout the kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Under the soda machine in kitchen **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Under the Dish machine, drain is block, manager already call for maintain to fix
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm, **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Wood used above microwave as shelf not seal, above the steam table in kitchen
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Case of shell eggs behind the open case of cooked sausage on the bottom shelf of Walk in Cooler **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Spray paint on the shelf above the bag of salt, dry storage room by office **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk open yesterday did not have date mark, upright glass doors Reach in cooler across by Dish machine
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. By stove, hot water been turn to law **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Steak could offer under cooked per employee, manager can not find the consumer advisory provided last time. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Yellow cleaning liquid per employee not label, under the prep table by Dish machine
3/25/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. On prep table.
  • Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Prep table. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans above triple sink.
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored with handle in contact with ice in ice machine.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Pork in large bucket on floor.
  • High Priority - Cooked potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Refried beans, pulled chicken and shredded beef found in walk in cooler at 46-48°F, date marked 10/20. All food was discarded by manager. See Stop Sale for details.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw beef, raw chicken, cut tomatoes 48-58°. By cook line, ice bath only touching bottom of containers. Corrective action taken, add more ice to bucket. Also, large bucket of mozzarella cheese sitting on table found at 58°, corrective action uncovered and placed in reach in cooler for rapid cooling.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food found between 44 degrees Fahrenheit and 47 degrees Fahrenheit for over 2 days. See stop sale.
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken and raw beef over raw fish.
  • Intermediate - Buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler Also fan overs, glass door cooler.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. By ice machine. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Covered, large and full pans of refried beans, pulled chicken and shredded beef in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Manager stated that steak fajita offered undercooked.
10/22/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Pot of cooked beans in kitchen.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered, in use tea urns at bar.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Throughout. Bucket set up. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. Heavy black sticky build up/ kitchen machine .
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Kitchen/ blocked by containers on floor. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storing sanitizer container and scubber pads in sink.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Covered pan of meat found in reach in at 110? corrective action removed foil.
3/27/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. By ice machine, blocked by multiple brooms and containers. **Repeat Violation**
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken and raw beef, by stove. 56-59. Corrective action taken. All the food was cooked.
  • Observed reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Glass door, kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
  • Wet mop not hung to dry. By dry storage. **Repeat Violation**
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Throughout.
11/16/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Plastic cups by soda machine. Kitchen.
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Grocery bag used as ice bag directly over guacamole. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Heads of lettuce, cut then washed. Corrected action taken: explained right procedure to person in charge and cook.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Next to ice machine =blocked by cleaning products. Corrected On Site. Also, in this hand sink is AC drain pipe. Handwash sink at bar blocked by a chair.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken for enchiladas cooked yesterday between 2-3pm, at 51-53F. Corrected action taken. Manager discarded.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. Frozen chicken container over frozen beef. Reach in freezer. Corrected On Site. Rearrenged.
  • Observed reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Glass door reach in cooler.
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. Bar.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Multiple buckets of cut vegetables. Corrected On Site. Also multiple containers of shrimps in reach in/holding freezer.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. White spray bottle. By handwash sink. Kitchen.
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. Handwash sink broken. In cookline/prep area.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Chile rellenos cooked yesterday at 10 am. Glass door reach in cooler. Repeat Violation.
6/4/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 02-26-1 Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. two tall seasonings containers not labeled
  • Critical - Violation: 53B-08-1 No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Pro
12/28/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Repeat Violation.
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. terry cloth towel used under cutting board
  • Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, fire safety, bathroom requirements or other related requirements. Previous establishment licensed for 130 seats. Seats counted at inspection at 150
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. reach in cooler at cookline
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Kitchen
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Pro
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. cup of OJ, twist top bottle on shelving, monster can open in reach in cooler
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Frozen beef , oil containers in kitchen and storage room
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. bowl in salt and seasonings
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. raw carne asada, rewrapped in saran,over talapia and tamales raw chicken rewrapped in saran, over tamales and ground beef tall reach in 2 door freezer
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. 4oz cup box Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. chili pablana, flan, pork in reach in cooler
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. two tall seasonings containers not labeled
10/12/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Men and women's restrooms.
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. By exit door.
  • Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, fire safety, bathroom requirements or other related requirements. DBR requires proof of approval for 150 seats. Previous establishment licensed for 130.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
6/3/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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