El Herradero Carniceria y Panaderia
4211 E. 22nd Street
History: Since 2010, El Herradero has received two other probationary ratings, one needs improvement rating and a number of good and excellent ratings.
What the inspector saw: The inspector found five priority violations, including a hand sink with no soap, food equipment not being washed but not sanitized, hot foods being held below established temperatures, improper date labeling of prepared foods and raw shrimp ceviche without a mandated health advisory.
Follow-up: The location passed a follow-up inspection on Nov. 14.
Response: A message left for the owner was not returned.
Poco & Mom’s
7000 E. Tanque Verde
History: Since 2014, the restaurant received exclusively good ratings before the Nov. 2 needs improvement rating.
What the inspector saw: The inspector observed three priority violations on Nov. 2, earning the restaurant a needs improvement rating. Those violations were inadequate cooling of food, a walk-in refrigerator failing to keep foods at established temperatures and insufficient consumer advisories for undercooked foods.
Follow-up: The walk-in refrigerator issue had not been resolved by the Nov. 4 follow-up, but was by Nov. 8, when the restaurant passed the inspection.
Response:
Manager Kimberly Rifici said that the walk-in cooler is now functioning properly and that the other two violations were fixed the day of the first inspection. “Everything has been resolved,” she added.
Tiny’s LLC
4900 W. Ajo Way
History: Since 2012, the restaurant has received exclusively good and excellent ratings. This was its first failed inspection.
What the inspector saw: The inspector found six priority violations, including the absence of a hand washing sink in the bar area, hot food held below established temperatures, other foods kept above established temperatures, inadequate handwashing and flies on uncovered foods. Rodent droppings were also found.
Follow-up: The restaurant passed a Nov. 23 follow-up inspection.
Response: An owner declined to comment.
Cozy Corner Cafe
2532 Harrison Road
History: This was the restaurant’s first routine health inspection.
What the inspector saw: The inspector found five priority violations, the minimum for a probationary rating. Those included an employee who put on a new pair of gloves without washing his hands, no paper towels at a hand washing sink, recently purchased pans with sticker residue, and a walk-in refrigerator not keeping foods below established temperatures.
Follow-up: A follow-up inspection has not yet been conducted.
Response: Owner Lisa Sopher said that all of the issues were resolved “the first day,” and expects to pass the follow-up inspection scheduled for Dec. 10. “I put my foot down” on kitchen employees about the violations, she added.
Pollo Feliz
4352 E. Speedway
History: This is the location’s second probationary rating since 2014, and has had a mixed history since then. Probationary, needs improvement or failed follow-up inspections outnumber good or excellent ratings. In September it failed two follow-up inspections before finally passing in October.
What the inspector saw: The inspector determined that the “person in charge” does not have “sufficient food safety knowledge due to the number of of out of control risk factors, many of which are repeats of previous violations.” Additionally, the inspector observed raw chicken being handled by someone who did not wash their hands before handling ready-to-eat foods, a handsink without paper towels, inadequate cooling of food, hot foods kept below established temperatures, a walk-in cooler not keeping foods at established temperatures, and food stored without proper date markings.
Follow-up: A follow-up inspection has not yet been conducted.
Response: A message left for a manager was not returned.
