La Frontera Cafe, 1236 W 400 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84104 - inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant name: LA FRONTERA CAFE
Address: 1236 W 400 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84104
Phone: (801) 532-3158
Restaurant type: Restaurants: plated
Risk level: Risk Level 4
Total inspections: 10
Last inspection: 12/30/2015
Score
63

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Inspection findings

Inspection date

Type

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Action taken

  • Critical: Employee personal beverage stored above single service items in the kitchen. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: Severely dented cans are stored with useable food products. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: Servers are holding customer cups with bare hands and scooping ice out of bin with the cups. (6 penalty points)
  • Food containers are not labeled with the common name of the food. (white powdered substances under the kitchen prep table are not labeled). (1 penalty point)
  • A container of flour and lard is being stored on the floor. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Cut lettuce is being held between 56-58°F in the make table. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: Potato slicer is repaired with unapproved material that is not smooth, non-absorbent, and easily cleanable. (6 penalty points)
  • Gap in filters above the cook line. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Interior surfaces of the ventilation hood are heavily soiled with accumulations of grease. The interior of the ice bin in the counter next to the soda machine is unclean. The canopener is unclean to sight and touch. (6 penalty points)
    3 occurences.
  • Dumpster lids are left open. (1 penalty point)
  • The rear exterior door is not tight fitting, with significant gaps surrounding door. (1 penalty point)
  • Damaged floor tile at the back door entrance. Damaged floor tile underneath the hand sink in the kitchen. Floor of walk in cooler is damaged and no longer smooth, non-absorbent, and easily cleanable. (1 penalty point)
    3 occurences.
  • The mop is not hung to air dry in between use (stored in standing dirty water). (1 penalty point)
12/30/2015Routine63Advise & Educate
No violation noted during this evaluation. 1/28/2015Followup100Permit re-instated
  • Permit posted is expired. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: There is no certified food safety manager employed at the establishment. (6 penalty points)
  • Bowls are used for food scoops and are stored inside food containers. (1 penalty point)
  • Bags of All Purpose flour is being stored on the floor. Containers of food undearneath the kitchen prep table are not covered to prevent contamination. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
  • Potentially hazardous food is thawing at room temperature. (1 penalty point)
  • Food equipment is not being air dried before being nested together. (1 penalty point)
  • The ceiling light cover above the dishwashing machine is broken. (1 penalty point)
  • Cutting boards are scratched and scored and no longer easily cleanable. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Sanitizer concentration in wiping cloth container(s) is too strong. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: There is no breaker valve on the mop sink. (6 penalty points)
  • The water pipes are leaking. The faucet is leaking on the kitchen hand sink. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
  • Critical: There is no hot water available in the facility. (3 penalty points)
  • The hallway ceiling(by the water heater) and the ceiling by dishwashing machine is not smooth and cleanable. There are small holes on the FRP wall behind the mop sink. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
  • The toilet room doors are not self-closing. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: There is no soap in the kitchen hand sink. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: There is no hot water in the facility. (100 penalty points)
1/26/2015Routine0Permit Suspension
  • Not all food employees have a current food handler card. (1 penalty point)
  • There is no certifed or registered food safety manager. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Employees drink does not have a lid cover. (3 penalty points)
  • Food containers are not labeled with the common name of the food. (1 penalty point)
  • The ice scoop is stored with the handle in contact with culinary ice. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
  • Wet wiping cloths are not stored in sanitizer solution. (1 penalty point)
  • Food is being stored on the floor. Food is not being covered in the walk in and the reach-in unit to prevent contamination. (1 penalty point)
    3 occurences.
  • Critical: Cut tomatoes are being held at 57F in an iced container. Guacamole is being held at 45F in an ice container. (6 penalty points)
    2 occurences.
  • Critical: Potentially hazardous and ready to eat foods that are prepared on-site and held for more than 24 hours are not date-marked. (3 penalty points)
  • Various surfaces are lined with foil. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: There is no sanitizer test kit available. (3 penalty points)
  • Cooking filters are missing. Light covers are broken in the kitchen and kitchen and storage room. (1 penalty point)
    3 occurences.
  • Cutting boards are scratched and scored and no longer easily cleanable. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
  • Critical: The interior of the ice machine is unclean. The canopener is unclean to sight and touch. (6 penalty points)
    2 occurences.
  • Cooking hood is unclean. Shelves in the walk-in cooler are dirty. Fan covers in the walk-in cooler are dirty. (1 penalty point)
    3 occurences.
  • The faucet is leaking on the hand sink. The faucet is leaking on the rinse sink. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
  • Various ceiling surfaces are not smooth, durable, easily cleanable and non-absorbent. There is a small hole on the floor of the kitchen. Various floor surfaces are not smooth, durable, easily cleanable and non-absorbent in the walk-in cooler. (1 penalty point)
    3 occurences.
  • There is a gap at the bottom of the exterior door. (1 penalty point)
  • Floor is greasy under grilling area. (1 penalty point)
  • There are flies in the kitchen. (1 penalty point)
7/15/2014Routine64Advise & Educate
  • There is no certifed or registered food safety manager. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Employees personal beverages are not separated from food preparation areas. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: Raw shell eggs are stored above ready-to-eat food in a cooler. (6 penalty points)
  • In-use utensils are stored with handles in contact with food. (1 penalty point)
  • Food is being stored on the floor. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
  • Critical: Guacamole is being held at 47 F in a container. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: Potentially hazardous and ready to eat foods that are prepared on-site and held for more than 24 hours are not date-marked. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: There is no sanitizer test kit available. (3 penalty points)
  • There is a crack in one of the 3-compartment sinks. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: The canopener is unclean to sight and touch. The interior of the ice machine is unclean. (6 penalty points)
    2 occurences.
  • Cooking hood is dirty. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: A spray hose hangs below the flood rim of the 3 compartment sink. (6 penalty points)
  • Not all lights are shielded or shatterproof. (1 penalty point)
3/21/2014Routine61Advise & Educate
  • t Not all food employees have a current food handler card. (1 penalty point)
  • There is no certifed or registered food safety manager. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Raw shell eggs are stored above ready-to-eat food in a cooler. (6 penalty points)
  • Food equipment is not being air dried before being nested together. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: There is no sanitizer test kit available. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: The interior of the ice machine is unclean. (6 penalty points)
  • The 3-compartment sink faucet is leaking. The faucet is leaking on the hand sink. The faucet is leaking on the mop sink. (1 penalty point)
    3 occurences.
  • Various ceiling surfaces are not smooth, durable, easily cleanable and non-absorbent. Various floor surfaces are not smooth, durable, easily cleanable and non-absorbent in the walk-in cooler. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
7/8/2013Routine80Advise & Educate
  • Not all food employees have a current food handler card. (1 penalty point)
  • Wet wiping cloths are not stored in sanitizer solution. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Potentially hazardous and ready to eat foods that are prepared on-site and held for more than 24 hours are not date-marked. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: There is no sanitizer test kit available. (3 penalty points)
  • The restroom sink is not sealed to the adjacent wall. (1 penalty point)
  • Metal shelves in the walk-in cooler ane showing signs of corrosion. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: The interior of the ice machine is unclean. (6 penalty points)
  • Fans above the warewnghiy sink are filled with dust deposits. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: A spray hose hangs below the flood rim of the 3 compartment sink. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: Mop sink does not have a backflow prevention device installed. (6 penalty points)
  • Mop sink faucet is leaking. (1 penalty point)
  • Dumpster lids are left open. (1 penalty point)
  • Exposed ventilation duct hanging on ceiling is not smooth and easily cleanable. (1 penalty point)
  • An exterior door is not tight fitting. (1 penalty point)
  • Hand sinks in the kitchen lack hand washing signage. (1 penalty point)
  • Areas around and inside the walk-in cooler are not smooth, non-absorbent, and easily cleanable. Kitchen floor is damaged with broken tile. Kitchen ceiling is damaged above the warewashing machine, (1 penalty point)
    3 occurences.
7/26/2012Routine65Advise & Educate
  • Critical: Container of heat-trated olives removed from a can earlier today are found in a container approximately 8 inches deep that measures 52 F while sitting on top of ice that does not surround the container of olives. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: Menudo cooked here and held here for more than 24 hours is not marked with the date of cooking/prep/consume by date. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: Food of animal origin that may be undercooked to customer order is not asterisked to the written consumer advisory reminder. (6 penalty points)
  • Pressurized cylinders are not secured. (1 penalty point)
  • Non-portable equipment is not all spaced from immovable non-portable surfaces for easy cleaning, or sealed to nearby immovable surfaces. (1 penalty point)
  • Metal shelving in walk-in is showing signs of corrosion. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Toilet in employee toilet room is not maintained to flush with flush handle. (6 penalty points)
  • Lid is not closed on dumpster outdoors. (1 penalty point)
  • Exposed ventilation ducting running below ceiling is not smooth and easily cleanable. (1 penalty point)
  • Light bulb shielding is broken and inadequate above tortilla prep area. (1 penalty point)
  • Rear door opening to the outside is not tight fitting at bottom of door where sweep guard is damaged. (1 penalty point)
  • Areas of floor in and around walk-in are not maintained to be smooth and non-absorbent. Other areas of tile floor are not smooth where grout is missing from floor joints. Areas of wall and ceiling are cracked, not smooth and non-absorbent in kitchen. Toilet room wall surfaces are not maintained to be smooth an easily cleanable. (1 penalty point)
    4 occurences.
  • Coving is not at all floor-wall junctures. (1 penalty point)
2/13/2012Routine73Advise & Educate
  • Critical: Uncovered employee beverages are on prep tables. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: Meat measures 48-49 F in reach-in (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: Foods of animal origin that may be served undercooked to order are not asterisked to a written consumer advisory. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: Reach-in holding meat at 48-49F does not hold food at 41 F or less. (3 penalty points)
  • Non-portable equipment is all not spaced from immovable non-portable surfaces for easy cleaning, or sealed to nearby immovable surfaces. (1 penalty point)
  • Drain vent stack in toilet room is broken and vents to interior of toilet room instead of through roof or via air emittance valve. Flush handle on toilet does not flush toilet when depressed. (1 penalty point)
  • Exposed ventilation ducting running below ceilings creates interior surfaces that are not easily cleanable. (1 penalty point)
  • Less than 20 foot candles of light are measured where ice is scooped and less than 50 foot candles of light are measured at various food prep surfaces. (1 penalty point)
  • Areas of tile floor joints missing grout are not maintained smooth. (1 penalty point)
10/11/2011Routine77Advise & Educate
  • Critical: Flats of raw shelled eggs are touching container of ready to eat pickles in reachin. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • A serving bowl without a handle is stored in tortilla chips where it is used as a food scoop.i (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Potentially hazardous and ready to eat foods (meat) that are prepared (cooked) on-site and held for more than 24 hours are not date-marked. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: Not all food items of animal origin that may be undercooked to order (steak) are asterisked to the written consumer advisory reminder on menu. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: Cardboard box remnant is lying in contact with grated cheese. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • CO2 tank is not secured (1 penalty point)
  • Non-portable equipment (hood and ice machine) is not spaced from immovable non-portable surfaces for easy cleaning, or sealed to nearby immovable surfaces. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Underside of lid above ice at ice machine is not clean. (6 penalty points)
  • Exposed ventilation ducting running below ceiling is not smooth and easily cleanable. (1 penalty point)
  • Light bulbs are not all shielded above prep area. (1 penalty point)
  • Less than 20 foot candles of light are measured where glass ware is stored and less than 50 foot candles of light are measured at various food prep surfaces. (1 penalty point)
  • Grout is missing from various floor joints. Areas of ceiling are not maintained to be smooth and easily cleanable. (1 penalty point)
  • Areas of wall and ceiling are not clean. (1 penalty point)
  • No smoking sign is not at each entrance. (1 penalty point)
6/9/2011Routine67Advise & Educate

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