El Vaquero West Ii, 102 Joshua Lane, Palmyra, VA 22963 - Full Service Restaurant inspection findings and violations

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Restaurant: El Vaquero West II
Address: 102 Joshua Lane, Palmyra, VA 22963
Type: Full Service Restaurant
Phone: 434 981-1351
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: 07/23/2015
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Inspection findings

Inspection date

Type
  • Food - Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (repeated violation)
    Observation: Need to cover all spices in backroom
    Correction: Protect food from miscellaneous sources of contamination.
  • Food Contact Surfaces - Cleanability*
    Observation: The surface of the walk in is not accessible for cleaning and inspection.
    Correction: Multiuse food contact surfaces shall be accessible for cleaning and inspection: 1. without being dissambled. 2. by disassembling without the use of tools. or 3. by easy disassembling with use of handheld tools such as screwdrivers, pliers, open-end wrenches and Allen wrenches.
  • Non-Food Contact Surfaces (repeated violation)
    Observation: The nonfood contact surface of the bottom in 2 door freezer has accumulations of blood, grime, and debris.
    Correction: Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
07/23/2015Routine
  • Food - Storage or Display of Food in Contact with Water or Ice
    Observation: Shrimp stored in direct contact with undrained ice.
    Correction: Store shrimp in drained ice.
  • Food - Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination
    Observation: Uncovered rice, beans, and spices in back storage room.
    Correction: Need to cover all dry good bins and spices
  • Thawing
    Observation: Improper methods used to thaw fish in cryo vac pac.
    Correction: Must follow package direction.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding*
    Observation: Small prep unit cold holding at improper temperatures.
    Inspectors note: At time of inspection top of prep unit door was open and restaurant was just finishing up lunch rush. Owner ensured that unit is capable of maintaining temp. Advised to discarded any or all TCS food that have been out of temp for longer than 4 hrs.
    Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
  • Food Contact Surfaces - Cleanability*
    Observation: The food contact surface of main prep cutting boards needs to be smooth and it contains cracks, chips, or pits that can not be easily cleaned.
    Correction: Need to replace cutting boards
06/04/2014Routine
  • Non-Food Contact Surfaces
    Observation: The nonfood contact surface of the 3 Door reach in frezzer bottom and front vents has accumulations of grime and frozen blood
    Correction: Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
08/22/2013Routine
Operator needs to boost the temperature for the dishmachine. Discussed cutting the vacuum packed bags fish when thawing to allow the air in the bags. All temperatures found in compliance active managerial control in place. Employee verifying temperatures at there work station observed.
  • Critical: Food - Packaged and Unpackaged - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Raw food of animal origin holding in a manner that may cause cross contamination of to ready-to-eat food (RTE). Raw eggs stored over vegetables.
    Correction: Separate raw foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from raw RTE food including other raw food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw RTE food such as vegetables, and cooked RTE food. Operator corrected during the inspection.
02/01/2013Risk Factor

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