Guadalajara Original Grill (February)

1220 E. Prince Road

  • History: Consistently “good” and “excellent” ratings since 2012, but received a “needs improvement” during a Feb. 5 inspection.
  • What the inspector saw: Two critical violations still hadn’t been corrected by the Feb. 6 follow-up inspection, and the restaurant received a “fail.” Because one of two walk-in refrigerators still had not been repaired, food in the unit was being stored at unsafe temperatures.
  • Follow-up: Failed Feb. 7; passed Feb. 9.
  • Response: “The grade we received was a needs improvement, not a fail,” said manager
  • Eric Ramirez
  • . “The walk-in was a few degrees higher than the health department wanted. We rectified it immediately and were upgraded to passing.”

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