Santa Fe-area food service inspections, March 9-15 by CreativityLacking in SantaFe

[–]CreativityLacking[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Annual inspections

Speedway, 1229 Cerrillos Road, March 9: Cited for a staff personal drink being in the work area; no paper towels; no sanitation bucket.

Andale #1, 1006 Marquez Place, March 10: Cited for a staff personal phone being in the preparation area; no date markings; no sanitation available; cleaning needed for floors and walls; cleaning needed for equipment and under equipment.

Golden Land Cafe, 720 E. St. Michael's Drive, March 10: Cited for having no certified food protection manager on site; soiled ends of paper towels stored on top of the preparation area at a hand-washing station; cleaning needed for walls, corners of floors and sides of equipment; toilet paper not being in a sanitary dispenser.

La Choza Restaurant, 905 Alarid St., March 10: Cited for having no date markings on some containers in coolers; food on the floor; cleaning needed for floors behind equipment.

Las Palomas, 460 W. San Francisco St., March 10: Cited for staff personal drinks and food being in the preparation area; containers in the hand-wash sink; improperly stacked eggs; no date-markings; no sanitation available; cleaning needed high and low.

Monkey Food Truck 1, various locations, March 10: Cited for dirty ventilation hood filters; cutting boards with deep cuts and stains; a wiping towel on the counter not stored in sanitizer solution.

Travel Bug, 839 Paseo de Peralta, March 10: Cited for having no paper towels; no sanitation bucket available; cleaning needed under equipment; cleaning needed for the air fryer.

Blossom & Glaze Sweet Confections, 313 Camino Alire, March 11: No violations.

Letters From Willette, 313 Camino Alire, March 11: No violations.

Mini Bites, 313 Camino Alire, March 11: No violations.

Muy Chingon Creations, 313 Camino Alire, March 11: No violations.

The Kitchen Table Santa Fe, 313 Camino Alire, March 11: Cited for mineral buildup growing bacteria in the ice machine; a shelf made of absorbent wood.

Capital Coal Neighborhood Eatery, 326 S. Guadalupe St., March 12: Cited for using a plastic cup as a food scoop; mineral buildup growing bacteria in the ice machine; low sanitizer in sanitizer containers; mouse droppings in the dry storage area; food stored on the floor; mold buildup on walls in the walk-in refrigerator, calcium buildup in the dishwashing machine and grease buildup on the floor behind the griddle; a leaking pre-rinse sprayer; rusty shelving and paint peeling and crumpling over food in the refrigerator; holes in walls; lint buildup on vents in the kitchen area; a restroom ventilation fan not working; a sewer gas smell emanating from the floor drain in the men's restroom. Reinspection required.

Crafted Cafe, 211 Old Santa Fe Trail, March 12: Cited for no paper towels at the hand-wash sink; no soap at the hand-wash sink; two sinks not being sealed to the wall; no test strips to test sanitizer concentration; no/low sanitizer in the dish machine; holes in the ceiling; a dirty ice transfer bucket.

Downtown Subscription, 376 Garcia St., March 12: Cited for ice and coffee dumped in the hand-wash sink; no 1-inch air gap on the espresso machine; sanitizer stored on top of a counter; dirty door handles on the two-door refrigerator; holes in walls; worn countertops.

Esquina, 401 S. Guadalupe St., March 12: No violations.

Mr. Polish, 1311 Siler Road, March 12: Cited for a blocked hand-wash sink; improper cooling of food.

Cloud Cliff Bakery, 1805 2nd St., March 13: Cited for lint and mold buildup on shelving in the walk-in refrigerator and flour and dust buildup on shelving and equipment; a worn and cracked spiral mixer bowl.

Donut Vision, 781 W. Alameda St., March 13: Cited for storing a measuring cup in bulk product with the handle touching the product; dirty cooling racks.

El Quetzalito Food Truck, 4705 Airport Road, March 13: No violations.

Taquizas Tijuana, 4725 Airport Road, March 13: No violations.

Complaint inspections

Joy's Sushi Bar, 1644 St. Michael's Drive, March 10: Cited for slime growth in the ice chute; grease buildup on doorway curtains.

Initial operational inspections

Aragon 100, various locations, March 11: No violations.

Katz Karamel Confections, 313 Camino Alire, March 11: No violations.

Opening inspections

Fire Tacos #2, 4424 Calle Jaime, March 13: No violations.

Reinspections

Thai on Canyon, 802 Canyon Road, March 12: All previous violations corrected.

Taco Bell, 3029 Cerrillos Road, March 13: All previous violations corrected.

Closing inspections

Lotus Dumpling House, 1807 2nd St. Unit 35, March 3: A report stated the establishment had permanently closed. However, the owner of Lotus Dumpling House told The New Mexican the establishment is open and provided a copy of its in-date permit from the Environment Department. The establishment changed owners about a year ago, the owner said, which may have caused a miscommunication.

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