La Frontera Mexican Restaurant, 764 E Fort Union Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047 - inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Restaurant name: La Frontera Mexican Restaurant
Address: 764 E Fort Union Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047
Phone: (801) 838-9918
Restaurant type: Restaurants: plated
Risk level: Risk Level 2
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: 1/29/2015
Score
79

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Inspection findings

Inspection date

Type

Score

Action taken

  • Critical: Employees are eating in food preparation areas. Employees personal beverages are not separated from food preparation areas. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
    2 occurences.
  • Food employees are not using hair restraints. (1 penalty point)
  • Food containers are not labeled with the common name of the food. (1 penalty point)
  • Food in the kitchen is left uncovered to prevent contamination. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Potentially hazardous and ready to eat foods that are prepared on-site and held for more than 24 hours are not date-marked. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Domestic style refrigerator is not durable for commercial use. (1 penalty point)
  • Shelving is rusty in the walk-in cooler. The ventilation hood filters are gapped. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
  • Critical: Hand sanitizer is being stored away from the hand sink. (3 penalty points)
  • The ceiling is dusty in the walk-in cooler. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: A power drill is being used to mix food. (6 penalty points)
1/29/2015Routine79Advise & Educate
  • Critical: Employees personal beverages are not separated from food preparation areas. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Sinks lack sufficient drainboard space to accommodate all clean and dirty dishes. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
4/28/2014Followup96Advise & Educate
  • Critical: Empoyee did not wash hands before putting on gloves. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Various employees are wearing watches. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Employees personal beverages are not separated from food preparation areas. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: There are dented cans on the storage shelf. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: An employee scooped tortilla chips using a red plasic bowl but employee bare hands came in contact with the chips. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Various items are not labeled with the common name. (1 penalty point)
  • Bowls are used for food scoops and are stored inside food containers. In-use utensils are stored with handles in contact with food. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
  • Wet wiping cloths are not stored in sanitizer solution. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
  • Raw chicken is stored next to potatoes in the walk-in. Cut potatoes are being stored on the floor. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
    2 occurences.
  • Critical: A freezer stick is not stored in a clean location. An employee cut an onion for salsa and placed the onion on the dirty dish drain board. (6 penalty points)
    2 occurences.
  • Critical: Cooked pinto beans are being cooled on the counter at room temperature. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: Cooked bean are being held on the counter at 95 degrees. Fresh cooked torillas are stored on the ice machine measuring 118 degrees. Fried rice is stored on the counter measuring 80 degrees. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
    3 occurences.
  • Critical: Potentially hazardous and ready to eat foods that are prepared on-site and held for more than 24 hours are not date-marked. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: Garbage bags are used to cover food in the walk-in. (6 penalty points)
  • Forks are not stored to protect from contamintion. (1 penalty point)
  • A knife is being repaired with duct tape. A dirty card board box is being used to store single use items. (1 penalty point)
  • A power drill is used to mix food. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: There is insufficient hot holding equipment. (3 penalty points)
  • Gaskets are damaged on a refrigerator unit. The can opener blade is not sharp enough to prevent creation of metal fragments. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
  • Cutting boards are scratched and scored and no longer easily cleanable. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Various dishes are stored dirty. (6 penalty points)
  • Back flow device is not adequate on the mop sink. (1 penalty point)
  • The womens restroom lacks a covered waste receptacle. (1 penalty point)
  • Dumpster lids are left open. (1 penalty point)
  • A handwash sign is not at each handsink used by employees. (1 penalty point)
  • An emplyee hat is being stored in the dishwashing area. A blue bag is stored next to clean dishes. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
  • Critical: Employee eye drops are stored on the food prepartion counter. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: A chemical spray bottle is not labeled with the common name. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: Glass cleaner is stored above clean dishes. (6 penalty points)
4/11/2014Routine16Advise & Educate
  • Various surfaces are lined with foil. (1 penalty point)
  • The can opener blade is not sharp enough to prevent creation of metal fragments. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Interior surfaces of the ventilation hood are heavily soiled with accumulations of grease. (6 penalty points)
  • Fan covers in the walk-in cooler are dirty. Reach-in cooler handles are dirty. (1 penalty point)
    2 occurences.
  • Critical: Using handsink as a Dump sink (3 penalty points)
  • There is a gap at the bottom of the exterior door. (1 penalty point)
1/14/2014Routine87Advise & Educate

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