CARNICERIA JIMENEZ #2

May 16, 2025

6 violations

Key Violations:

|DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN IN WALK-IN COOLER, LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR MEAT PREP COOKING AREA, AND CEILING AND WALL VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FANS, LIGHT SHIELDS, AND CEILING/WALL VENTS.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED AS LINER ON FOOD PREP EQUIPMENT AND TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALLS IN THE UTILITY CLOSET AND WALL AREA IN THE BUTCHER AREA. NOTED UTILITY SINK AREA WALL WITH 2" HOLE. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AND REPAINT CHIPPED AREAS TO ENSURE WALLS ARE SEALED, SMOOTH, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DAMAGED CONCRETE FLOOR IN REAR MEAT DEPARTMENT 3 COMP SINK NOTED STAIRS LEADING TO STAFF BREAK ROOM/ STAFF TOILET ROOMS DAMAGED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED LADIES TOILET ROOM ON 1ST FLOOR, FAUCET LOOSE, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.;;56|ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING

Apr 30, 2024

0 violations

Apr 29, 2024

4 violations

Key Violations:

|ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: FOUND REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE.REACH IN COOLER AT 59.3F.PRIORITY VIOLATION.CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005.TAGGED REACH IN COOLER.;;10|ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: FOUND NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINKS AT MEAT PREPARATION AREAS.MUST PROVIDE.;;22|PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: FOUND TCS FOOD INSIDE REACH IN COOLERS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. 25 POUNDS COOKED BEANS AT 55.3F, 5 POUNDS SLICED TOMATOES AT 57.2F, 20 POUNDS BEEF AT 54.7F, AND 10 POUNDS GRATED CHEESE AT 54.6F.PRIORITY VIOLATION.CITATION ISSUED.7-38-005.DISPOSED OF 60 POUNDS OF TCS FOODS. FOOD VALUE AT $200.;;33|PROPER COOLING METHODS USED

May 2, 2023

5 violations

Key Violations:

|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: TAQUERIA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEFT SIDE DRAIN PIPE LEAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.;;16|FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT BUILD UP INSIDE TAQUERIA ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.;;38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP AT DOOR SWEEP OF REAR EXIT RIGHT SIDE DOUBLE DOOR LEADING TO ALLEY. MUST RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED TAQUERIA 2-DOOR PREP COOLER RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED/MISSING. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR RUBBER GASKETS INSIDE SAID COOLER.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED

Apr 7, 2023

8 violations

Key Violations:

|ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: DAIRY WALK IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINED, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 51.0 F. FOUND SOUR CREAM, YOGURT AND DELI MEAT INSIDE SAID COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR DAIRY WALK IN COOLER, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MUST BE 41.0 F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.;;|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: TAQUERIA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEFT SIDE DRAIN PIPE LEAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.;;16|FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT BUILD UP INSIDE TAQUERIA ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.;;22|PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: FOUND THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE DAIRY WALK IN COOLER- SOUR CREAM AT 50.5 F, YOGURT ATE 51.0 F, BOLOGNA AT 50.0 F AND HOT DOGS AT 50.0 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41.0 F OR BELOW IF HELD COLD. ALL SAID OUT OF TEMPERATURE TCS FOODS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. FOODS DISCARDED WEIGHT- 300 LBS, VALUED AT $1200.00.;;33|PROPER COOLING METHODS USED;;38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP AT DOOR SWEEP OF REAR EXIT RIGHT SIDE DOUBLE DOOR LEADING TO ALLEY. MUST RODENT PROOF SAID DOOR.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED TAQUERIA 2-DOOR PREP COOLER RUBBER GASKETS RIPPED/MISSING. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED DOOR RUBBER GASKETS INSIDE SAID COOLER.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED

Oct 28, 2022

7 violations

Key Violations:

15|FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED - Comments: OBSERVED CROSS CONTAMINATION BETWEEN BREADED RAW CHICKEN CUTLETS AND BREADED RAW BEEF CUTLETS IN THE MEAT DISPLAY COOLER. THERE WAS NO SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TWO TYPES OF RAW MEAT AND THE RAW CHICKEN WAS IN DIRECT CONTACT AND TOUCHING THE RAW BEEF. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SEPARATE DIFFERENT RAW FOODS SO THERE IS NO CROSS CONTAMINATION BETWEEN THEM. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.;;22|PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS IN THE TAQUERIA PREP COOLER AND DELI WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED PORK AT 44.4F AND GREEN SALSA AT 50F INSIDE OF THE DELI WALK-IN COOLER. ALSO OBSERVED HAM AT 47.1F AND CHEESE AT 48.1F INSIDE OF THE TAQUERIA PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD TCS FOODS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: REPLACE OR RESURFACE THE STAINED AND DISCOLORED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE MEAT CUTTING AREA.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: REPLACE THE BROKEN AND HEAVILY WORN FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE MEAT CUTTING AREA.;;49|NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: REPLACE THE HEAVILY SOILED HOSES FOR THE DETERGENT AND SANITIZER SETUP AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE MEAT CUTTING AREA. CLEAN THE METAL STORAGE SHELVES IN THE MEAT WALK-IN COOLER.;;53|TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: THE DOORS TO THE MEN AND WOMEN'S WASHROOMS ON THE 1ST FLOOR ARE NOT SELF-CLOSING. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICES ON ALL WASHROOM DOORS.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: CLEAN THE WALLS IN THE MEAT WALK-IN COOLER.

Jul 1, 2021

6 violations

Key Violations:

|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: CARNITAS PREP AREA HANDWASH BOWL PIPE DRAINING SLOWLY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER SAID HANDWASH BOWL MUST DRAIN QUICKLY.;;36|THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: HOT FOOD REACH IN HOT HOLDING UNIT (ROTISSERIE CHICKEN) MISSING THERMOMETER. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER INSIDE SAID HOT HOLDING UNIT.;;38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED A HALF INCH GAP AT THE FRONT DOUBLE DOORS. MUST RODENT PROOF SET DOORS.;;42|WASHING FRUITS & VEGETABLES;;49|NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED ICE BLOCKS BUILD UP INSIDE DAIRY WALK IN COOLER CONDENSERS. MUST REMOVE ALL ICE BUILD UP ON CONDENSERS INSIDE DAIRY WALK IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED

Apr 21, 2021

1 violations

Key Violations:

38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED A HALF INCH GAP AT THE FRONT DOUBLE DOORS. MUST RODENT PROOF SET DOORS.

Apr 14, 2021

12 violations

Key Violations:

|DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: DUSTY FANS IN PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN.;;|DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: MISSING LIGHT BULB IN WALK-IN FREEZER NEAR FIRST FLOOR RESTROOMS. MUST PROVIDE.;;|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: BROKEN STOPPERS AT MEAT DEPARTMENT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS.;;|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: RESTAURANT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK HAS LEAK AT RIGHT COMPARTMENT DRAIN PIPE. MUST REPAIR.;;16|FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED PINK AND BLACK SLIME BUILDUP WITHIN RESTAURANT ICE MACHINE DRIPPING INTO ICE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. ALL ICE IN ICE MACHINE HAS BEEN VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED.;;38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED A HALF INCH GAP AT THE FRONT DOUBLE DOORS. MUST RODENT PROOF SET DOORS.;;43|IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STOREED IN RESTAURANT ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE IN A CLEAN AND SANITIZED CONTAINER.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: BROKEN DOOR GASKETS AT 1 DOOR COOLER IN RESTAURANT COOK/PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED;;56|ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING

Oct 4, 2019

7 violations

Key Violations:

|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: Violation Codes: 5-204.12 Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A BACKFLOW DEVICE ON MOPSINK.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: Violation Codes: 4-101.19 Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE FOIL WRAPPED AROUND STOVE IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA NEAR MEAT DEPT.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: Violation Codes: 4-501.12 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN AND PITTED CUTTING BOARDS IN DELI,MEAT PREP,CARNITA PREP AREA.;;49|NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: Violation Codes: 4-601.11(C) Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM MEAT WALK IN COOLER-FAN GUARD COVERS,COMPRESSOR UNIT.DAIRY WALK IN COOLER -FAN GUARD COVERS.PRODUCE WALK IN COOLER-FAN GUARD COVERS & COMPRESSOR UNIT;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES ON SALES FLOOR,DELI/MEAT PREP AREAS.DAMAGED WALL IN DAIRY WALK IN COOLER.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: Violation Codes: 6-201.15 Inspector Comments: FLOORING IN POOR REPAIR IN DELI/MEAT PREP AREA,REAR STORAGE AREA AND WHERE NEEDED.MUST CLEAN FLOOR MATS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS.