In July:
History: Records of previous inspections are not available on the health department's website, but co-owner Ramiro Flores said the restaurant has been open since 2013 and passed all previous inspections.
What the inspector saw: Nine risk factors on July 25, earning the restaurant a probationary rating. The violations included a manager who did not “demonstrate adequate food safety knowledge” and noted to the inspector that they use Google to look up requirements; no procedures in place for “vomiting or diarrheal” events; inadequate hand-washing and food handling practices; raw bacon stored above ready-to-eat foods; food held at unsafe temperatures; and no disclosure of undercooked food hazards on its menu. Several were corrected on site.
Follow-up: Flores said the restaurant was reinspected Friday and passed, though documentation of the follow-up was not immediately available on the county's website.
Response: Flores said the restaurant has taken a number of measures since the inspection, including purchasing new cooling equipment, signing employees up for training, and putting food safety and hand-washing signs up for workers. "We just wanted to make it as easy as possible for our cooks to comply and have the knowledge," he said.
