La Casa Restaurant, 508 N Jefferson, Indianola, IA 50125 - inspection findings and violations



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Name: LA CASA RESTAURANT
Address: 508 N Jefferson, Indianola, IA 50125
Phone: 515-208-6430
Total inspections: 6
Last inspection: 09/25/2015

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Inspection findings

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Type

No violation noted during this evaluation. 09/25/2015Non Illness Complaint
No violation noted during this evaluation. 05/08/2015Follow Up LOC
  • Eating, drinking, or using tobacco
    Observation: Open drinks throughout kitchen.
  • Physical facilities maintained in good repair
    Observation: Missing ceiling tiles.
  • Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitation - temp, pH, concentration, and hardness
    Observation: Upon arrival, mechanical ware washing machine not sanitizing. Bucket empty. Replaced bucket, primed machine and ran several cycles, sanitizing correctly.
  • Cooked PHF/TCS food cooled from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and from 135°F to 41°F or below in 6 hours
    Observation: Cooked chicken sitting on table for three hours temping at 92 degrees. SHALL be disposed of.
  • Date marking for ready to eat, PHF/TCS food prepared on-site or opened commercial container held for more than 24 hours
    Observation: Cooked/prepared foods not date marked.
  • Separation from food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single service
    Observation: Stainless steel cleaner stored next to containers of spices.
  • Separating raw animal foods from raw ready to eat food and separating raw animal food from cooked ready to eat foods
    Observation: Raw beef over guacamole in walk-in relocated.
  • Foods are cooled using appropriate methods
    Observation: Leaving cooked foods out at room temperature to cool.
  • Test kit provided and used to measure sanitizing solution concentration
    Observation: Establishment does not have correct test strips for checking concentration of sanitizer.
  • Air drying of equipment and utensils
    Observation: Ice buckets not stored inverted.
  • Outer openings are protected
    Observation: Back door propped open.
  • Handwashing aides and devices, use restrictions
    Observation: Knives sitting on hand sink. Hand sink soiled.
03/16/2015Regular
No violation noted during this evaluation. 08/18/2014Follow Up LOC
  • Handwashing aides and devices, use restrictions
    Observation: Upon arrival, knife and bowl in handsink. Hand sink soiled.
  • Air drying of equipment and utensils
    Observation: Drying places with common towel.
  • Outer openings are protected
    Observation: Front and back doors propped open.
  • Date marking for ready to eat, PHF/TCS food prepared on-site or opened commercial container held for more than 24 hours
    Observation: Cooked foods not date marked with date of preparation.
  • Common name-working containers
    Observation: Chemicals in unabeled containers.
  • Test kit provided and used to measure sanitizing solution concentration
    Observation: No test strips for checking concentration of sanitizer.
  • A temperature measuring device with a suitable small diameter probe is provided and readily accessible to measure the temperature of thin foods
    Observation: Establishment does not have a probe type thermometer for taking internal temperatures of food.
  • Food storage - preventing contamination from the premises
    Observation: Several open containers of margarita mix, oranges on floor in walk-in cooler.
  • Duties of PIC
    Observation: Staff not familiar with reportable diseases.
  • Food storage containers identified with common name of food
    Observation: Sugar, flour, spices in unlabeled containers.
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Observation: Walls soiled in areas.
  • Handwashing signage
    Observation: No signage in restrooms.
  • Light bulbs, protective shielding
    Observation: Missing light shield
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    Observation: Blade on can opener soiled. Bottom of glass freezer soiled. Pop holster heavily soiled. Spice containers soiled. Flour/sugar containers soiled. Knives on magnant in bar area soiled.
  • Eating, drinking, or using tobacco
    Observation: Open drinks in food prep area.
07/29/2014Non Illness Complaint
  • Liquid food or unpackaged ice dispensing equipment
    Pop dispenser dirty
  • Physical facilities maintained clean: Cleaning frequency, restrictions, and methods
    Kitchen floor need swept and mopped
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    Floor mixer dirty
  • Bare hand contact with ready to eat foods
    Employees not using scoop with handle to scoop ice into glasses
  • Hand drying provided
    paper towel dispenser empty at time of inspection
  • Roasts held at a temperature of 130°F or above
    Walk-in cooler at 56 degrees
  • Date marking for ready to eat, PHF/TCS food prepared on-site or opened commercial container held for more than 24 hours
    Cooked meats,cheese,and opened foods not dated while stored in coolers
10/16/2013Routine

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