SANTO TAMAL CORP

High Priority - Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed cook cleaning his hands with his clothes and touching his face while preparing food without washing his hand prior. Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed in the walk in cooler raw chicken stored over bread. Sent owner food storage handout. Corrective Action Taken Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked chicken on shelf above the oven cooked chicken at 132F. As per cook food was removed from over less than 2 hours ago. Warning

Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Sent big 6 to operator. Warning

Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed employee washing hands in the three compartment sink. Warning

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Warning

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener soiled. Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand wash sink at cook line blocked by a large garbage can. Warning

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink located at front counter. Warning

Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Sent report to operator. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap provided at hand wash sink located at cook line. Warning

Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed three bags of cooked oxtail stored in ROP bag since 7/10/26. Instructed operator to immediately discard food. Operator discarded product on side. As per owner they don't use ROP, he stated those bags were the original bags were the raw oxtail came in. Warning

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed pots and pans not inverted observed on storage shelves next to the fryer in the kitchen. Warning

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Both employees in the kitchen. Warning

Basic - Employee with soiled clothing. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed crates with raw vegetables stored on the floor by the walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed interior of both oven at cook line soiled. Observed microwave soiled. Warning

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Warning

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed small prep cooler interior soiled, cooler located next to the three compartment sink. Warning

Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Observed ripped foil used as cover under the small prep table at cook line. Warning

Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use observed at preparation table. Warning

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw pork loin thawing in standing water in the three compartment sink. Warning