El Valle Kitchen & Bar

Food properly labeled; original container — Inspector Note: Observed multiple metal food containers and plastic squeeze bottles without labels for the food it is containing. COS: PIC placed labels on all items that lacked labeling with common name on it. 511-6-1.04(4)(d) - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) (d) Food Storage Containers, Identified with Common Name of Food. Except for containers holding food that can be readily and unmistakably recognized, such as dry pasta, working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages for use in the food establishment, such as cooking oils, flour, herbs, potato flakes, salt, spices, and sugar shall be clearly and legibly identified, in English, with the common name of the food.

Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled — Inspector Note: Observed metal food containers stacked on top each other while wet. CA: 511-6-1.05(10)(a) - Equipment & Utensils, Air-Drying Required (C) (10) Protection of Clean Items. (a) Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required. After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils: 1. Shall be air-dried or used after adequate draining before contact with food; and 2. May not be cloth dried except that utensils that have been air-dried may be polished with cloths that are maintained clean and dry.

Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized — Inspector Note: Observed the deflector plate of the ice machine with some development of black organic matter on it. CA: PIC was directed to have the ice discarded and the unit cleaned

Food properly labeled; original container — Inspector Note: Observed multiple metal food containers and plastic squeeze bottles without labels for the food it is containing. CA: Owner was informed that Food Storage Containers, Identified with Common Name of Food. Except for containers holding food that can be readily and unmistakably recognized, such as dry pasta, working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages for use in the food establishment, such as cooking oils, flour, herbs, potato flakes, salt, spices, and sugar shall be clearly and legibly identified, in English, with the common name of the food.

Proper date marking and disposition — Inspector Note: observed metal containers without date marking on them in the RIC of the main kitchen, The pans contained slice and cubed beef. CA: time/temperature control for safety food prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, when held at a temperature of 41°F (5°C) or below for a maximum of 7 days. The day of preparation shall be counted as Day 1.