LA PAZ health score and inspection history

5-205.15(B) Repair condensate leak in refrigeration units. / The kitchen 2-door RI freezer had 2 condensation leaks.

Provide easily accessible and legible data plate for dish machine.

6-501.111(C) Provide effective insect and rodent control to eliminate their presence on the premises. / There were live flies present in the kitchen.

Maintain physical facilities in good repair (floors, walls, ceilings, ceiling tiles, attached fixtures, etc.)./ A wall baseboard tile was missing in the front food service area. There were missing floor tiles in the dishwashing area around the floor drains, on the cook's line, in the front kitchen wait drink area, and the restroom. There is a wall area patched but not painted in the front bar refrigerator stock room. The employee restroom ceiling tiles were not smooth and nonabsorbent.

Provide mechanical ventilation of sufficient capacity to keep rooms free of excessive heat, steam, condensation, vapors, smoke, fumes, and obnoxious odors. / The employee restroom mechanical ventilation was not working properly.

4-501.11(A) Maintain equipment in good repair (general)./ The bar counter beside the margarita machine was not in good repair.

5-205.15(A) Repair the plumbing system according to law. (sewage)/ The dish machine sprayer sink did not have a drainpipe connected from the sink basin to the waste collection screen container below, which was several inches away. However, a drainpipe was connected to the screen container and directed to the floor sink.

Provide water at a temperature of at least 100 F through a mixing valve or combination faucet at handwashing sinks. / The rear kitchen handwashing sink temperature was 81F. The back employee restroom handwashing sink water temperature was 78F.

5-205.15(B) Repair condensate leak in refrigeration units. / The 3-door RI bar refrigerator had a condensation leak.

Maintain physical facilities in good repair (floors, walls, ceilings, ceiling tiles, attached fixtures, etc.)./ The wall area above the 3-compartment sink was missing wall tiles. A wall baseboard tile was missing in the front food service area. There were missing floor tiles in the 3-compartment sink floor area. Wastewater was pooled where the floor tiles were missing. There is wall damage in the front bar refrigerator stock room.

4-501.11(A) Maintain equipment in good repair (general)./ The counter beside the margarita machine was not in good repair.

4-501.114, 4-703.11 Provide a chemical sanitizer used in mechanical ware washing equipment as specified in 7-204.11. / Repair the dish machine and wash, rinse, and sanitize in 3-compartment sink until repair is verified by JCDH. (Corrective Action)/ The dish machine was operated several times, and no chemical sanitizer was detected. Cease use of the kitchen dish machine until repaired and verified by JCDH.

JCDH 2.2 Provide readily available documentation of food safety training for all employees at all hours of operation./ There were 35 expired food safety training certificates for food handlers.

Label all food or ingredients that are not in the original package with the common name of the food (Except for unmistakably recognized food such as dry pasta) / There were 5 covered unlabeled containers of flour, sugar, cinnamon sugar, and red seasonings.

4-501.114, 4-703.11 Sanitize utensils with quaternary ammonia at a concentration specified by the manufacturer for at least 30 seconds./ No chemical sanitizer was detected in the sanitize sink solution. The sanitize sink solution was 110F.

Clean the 3-compartment sink./ The 3-compartment sink compartments had residue. / COS The sink compartments were cleaned during the inspection.