MI RANCHITO

EHS observed raw chicken stored above raw cut beef in the reach-in cooler below the prep-top cooler.

511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii) - Packaged & Unpackaged Food Separation, Packaging, and Segregation (P, C) (c) Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation.

1. Food shall be protected from cross contamination by separating raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display.

C/A: PIC was informed that TCS with a higher minimum cooking temperature should be stored below those with a lower minimum cooking temperature to prevent cross-contamination.

Observed containers of shredded lettuce stored in water on the pre top cooler and in reach in cooler. Except as specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this subsection, unpackaged food may not be stored in direct contact with undrained ice. Advised PIC to drain water from the container of lettuce.

Observed no test strips available for sanitizer solutions. Concentration of the sanitizing solution shall be accurately determined by using a test kit or other device. Advised PIC to supply facility with chemical text strips.

Observed damaged ceiling tile in main kitchen area and dust buildup on ceiling throughout facility.

511-6-1.07(5)(a),(b) - Good Repair, physical facilities maintained; Cleaning, Frequency & Restrictions, cleaned often enough to keep them clean (C) (5) Maintenance and Operation.

(a) Good Repair. All physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair. (b) Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions.

1. The physical facilities shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean and by methods that prevent contamination of food products.

C/A: Clean frequently to prevent accumulations. Replace missing ceiling tile.

Observed coving missing in dishwashing area.

511-6-1.07(2)(c) - Floor and Wall Junctures, Coved, & Enclosed or Sealed, water-flushed floors provided with drains & graded to drain (C) (c) Floor and Wall Junctures, Coved, and Enclosed or Sealed.

1. In food service establishments in which cleaning methods other than water flushing are used for cleaning floors, the floor and wall junctures shall be coved and closed to no larger than one thirty-second inch (1 mm).

2. The floors in food service establishments in which water flush cleaning methods are used shall be provided with drains and be graded to drain, and the floor and wall junctures shall be coved and sealed.

Observed missing ceiling tile in small cooking room for larger pots and dust buildup on ceiling throughout facility.

511-6-1.07(5)(a),(b) - Good Repair, physical facilities maintained; Cleaning, Frequency & Restrictions, cleaned often enough to keep them clean (C) (5) Maintenance and Operation.

(a) Good Repair. All physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair. (b) Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions.

1. The physical facilities shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean and by methods that prevent contamination of food products.

C/A: Clean frequently to prevent accumulations. Replace missing ceiling tile.

Observed coving missing in dishwashing area.

511-6-1.07(2)(c) - Floor and Wall Junctures, Coved, & Enclosed or Sealed, water-flushed floors provided with drains & graded to drain (C) (c) Floor and Wall Junctures, Coved, and Enclosed or Sealed.

1. In food service establishments in which cleaning methods other than water flushing are used for cleaning floors, the floor and wall junctures shall be coved and closed to no larger than one thirty-second inch (1 mm).

2. The floors in food service establishments in which water flush cleaning methods are used shall be provided with drains and be graded to drain, and the floor and wall junctures shall be coved and sealed.

Observed missing ceiling tile in small cooking room for larger pots and dust buildup on ceiling throughout facility.

511-6-1.07(5)(a),(b) - Good Repair, physical facilities maintained; Cleaning, Frequency & Restrictions, cleaned often enough to keep them clean (C) (5) Maintenance and Operation.

(a) Good Repair. All physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair. (b) Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions.

1. The physical facilities shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean and by methods that prevent contamination of food products.

C/A: Clean frequently to prevent accumulations. Replace missing ceiling tile.

Observed scoop in bulk sugar container located in bar area with scoop handle touching/buried in product.

511-6-1.04(4)(k) - In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage (C) (k)Storage of In-Use Utensils. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored:

1.Except as specified under paragraph 2 of this subsection, in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container;

2.In food that is not time/temperature control for safety food with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon;

3.On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b) and (8)(a);

C/A: Utensil to be removed from bin. Item shall be washed, rinsed and sanitized prior to being stored in product with handle up or outside container.

observed missing ceiling tile from water damage during rain storm 2/12/24 above meat reach in cooler. Also observed other water damaged ceiling tiles through main kitchen/ dry storage area.

C/A:11-6-1.07(5)(a),(b) - Good Repair, physical facilities maintained; Cleaning, Frequency & Restrictions, cleaned often enough to keep them clean (C) (5) Maintenance and Operation.

(a) Good Repair. All physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair.

Observed pan of beans at 56F marked 15/10/2023. There were other pans, but they were marked 18/10/2023 and were made at 10 am today.

511-6-1.04(6)(f) - Time/Temperature Control for Safety; Cold Holding (P) (f) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C) or below or 135°F (57°C) or above, except that roasts cooked to a temperature and for a time specified in subsection (5)(a)2 of this Rule and reheated using the same temperature and time conditions as cooking may be held at a temperature of 130°F (54°C) or above. P

Corrective action: Discarded pan of beans and had the rest placed in freezer to get at proper temperature quicker. Spoke to PIC about having a system to avoid this happening again.