Ramiros Mexican Food

Inspector's notes

No certified food manager certificate available at time of inspection. Obtain and maintain onsite. Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection.

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Observed hole in the drywall in the mop sink area located under a shelf. Repair hole and paint to finish. Corrective Action: Correct prior to next routine inspection.

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Observed no Certified Food Protection Manager on site during site inspection

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Observed no cloro in sanitizer water for wiping clothes. Cloro was added and and tested at 100 ppm. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

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Observed cooked and cooled jalapenos in walk in cooler at 55*F> Cold hold of food to be at 41*F or lower. As per the person in charge the jalapenos were fried the night before and placed on prep table to cool over night. Jalapenos were placed in walk in cooler at approximately 6:00am. Jalapenos were embargoed and discarded. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

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Observed tortilla chips for customer service with no sneeze guard protection. Foods for self service must be stored in a manner that does not allow for contamination by customers. Tortilla chips were placed on back counter and not allowed for self service until sneeze guard is added. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

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Observed beans at steam table at 122 - 130*F. As per the person in charge, the beans were cooked this morning, blended and returned to steam table for service around 9am this morning. Beans were reheated at stove top to 165*F during the inspection. Hot hold of food to be at 135*F or greater. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

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Observed salsa roja ingredients that were cooked and cooled before being blended in walk in cooler at 50 - 53*F. As per the person on charge, the salsa roja ingredients were cooked on Sunday and placed in the walk in cooler over night to cool. Items were embargoed and discarded during the inspection. Advised person n charge to check temperatures in the morning if cooling foods over night. Second consecutive violation for cold holding Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

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Observed rolled tacos and mini tacos in small refrigerator at 44-45*F. Cold hold to be 41*F or lower. As per the person in charge, the tacos were transferred to new container in the morning. Same product in walk in cooler was observed to be T 42*F. Advised employees to transfer product in a shorter period of time and to place in shallower containers to keep at 41*F

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Observed rolled tacos and mini tacos in refrigerator across from grill in large deep container AT 44-45*f. As per the person in charge, the rolled and small tacos were just transferred from container in walk in cooler to container in small refrigerator by grill. All TCS foods cooling were uncovered to allow for rapid cooling. TCS foods must be cooled in: uncovered/loosely covered, shallow containers less than 4 inches deep, in equipment designed to rapidly cool, by using an ice bath, by using ice as an ingredient, or another effective means. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

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Observed sanitizer solution for wiping cloths to be at 50 ppm chlorine based. Sanitizer to be 100-150 ppm. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

PRIORITY VIOLATION-3-301.11, P: Preventing Contamination from Hands; Bare Hand Contact with Ready to Eat Foods. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these simple tools in our Active Managerial Control Toolbox, made especially for you. https://www.maricopa.gov/4573/AMC-Toolbox---Handwashing. Observed cook cutting tomatoes with bare hands. Ready to eat foods must not have contact with bare hands. Use gloves, utensils or other methods. Employee washed hands and wore gloves. Advised person in charge to meet with staff about correct glove use. Correct By: Corrected At Time Of Inspection

PRIORITY VIOLATION-4-101.14, P: Copper, Use Limitation; 1. There is a brass elbow on the downstream side of the RPZ backflow prevention device for the soda fountain carbonator that must be replaced with plastic or stainless steel, no copper or brass. Correct By: Correct Prior To Reinspection

Priority Foundation-5-205.13, Pf: Scheduling Inspection and Service for a Water System Device; 1. The RPZ backflow prevention device for the soda fountain carbonator must be tested and certified and a funnel drain assembly must be installed beneath the device to drain dripping water to the floor sink with a minimum 1 in air-gap between the end of the drain pipe and the flood rim of the floor sink. Correct By: Correct Prior To Reinspection

Core-6-101.11, C: Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas; 1. The cardboard and cinderblocks must be removed from beneath the new water heater. Provide a metal stand beneath the water heater that allows for cleaning underneath. :

Repeat Violation Core-6-202.15, C: Outer Openings, Protected; 1. Provide self-closing mechanisms for the drive through window and for the back door of the kitchen. Correct By: Correct Prior To Reinspection,Repeat Violations: 1st

Repeat Violation Core-4-501.11, C: Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment; 1. The door seal for the walk-in refrigerator is damaged. Replace the door seal for the walk-in refrigerator. Correct By: Correct Prior To Reinspection,Repeat Violations: 1st

Repeat Violation PRIORITY VIOLATION-5-203.15, P: Backflow Prevention Device. Carbonator; 1. There is no backflow prevention device installed for the water supply line to the soda fountain carbonators. Provide a certified, RPZ backflow prevention device for the water supply line to the soda fountain carbonators. All piping and fittings on the downstream side of this device must be plastic or stainless steel, no copper or brass. The device must be tested by a certified backflow testing company after installation. Correct By: Correct Prior To Reinspection,Repeat Violations: 1st

Repeat Violation PRIORITY VIOLATION-5-402.11, P: Backflow Prevention; 1. The three compartment sink is directly connected to the sewer system and is the only sink available for washing vegetables and thawing foods. An additional, NSF approved food prep sink that has hot and cold water and an indirect drain pipe that empties into a floor sink must be installed. There must be a minimum 1 in. air-gap between the end of the drain pipe from this sink and the flood rim of the floor sink that it drains into. 2. The soda fountain nearest to the drive through window has a drain pipe from the ice bin that connects to the soda waste pipe. This pipe runs into the floor then up out of the floor before emptying into a floor sink next to the ice machine. This soda fountain must be relocated so that the ice bin and soda waste can drain properly and indirectly into the floor sink with separate drain pipes from the ice bin and from the waste. 3. The salsa bar drain pipe is connected directly to the drain pipe from the self-service soda fountain waste pipe. There must be a minimum 1 in. air-gap between the drain pipe from the salsa bar and any connections to the drain pipe for the soda fountain waste. Correct By: Correct Prior To Reinspection,Repeat Violations: 1st

Repeat Violation Core-6-201.11, C: Floors, Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability; 1. There are acoustical ceiling tiles installed above the front service area, mop sink area and some portions of the kitchen. Provide smooth, durable, waterproof and easily cleanable ceiling tiles to replace the acoustical ceiling tiles in these areas. Correct By: Correct Prior To Reinspection,Repeat Violations: 1st

Priority Foundation-5-205.11, Pf: Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these simple tools in our Active Managerial Control Toolbox, made especially for you. https://www.maricopa.gov/4573/AMC-Toolbox---Handwashing. 1. The hand washing sink in the front area has a broken hot water valve and very low and inadequate hot water pressure. Repair the faucet on the front hand sink so that the hot and cold water valves are fully functional. Correct By: Correct Prior To Reinspection

Core-6-202.15, C: Outer Openings, Protected; 1. Provide self-closing mechanisms for the drive through window and for the back door of the kitchen. Correct By: Correct Prior To Reinspection

Core-4-501.11, C: Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment; 1. The door seal for the walk-in refrigerator is damaged. Replace the door seal for the walk-in refrigerator. Correct By: Correct Prior To Reinspection

PRIORITY VIOLATION-5-203.15, P: Backflow Prevention Device. Carbonator; 1. There is no backflow prevention device installed for the water supply line to the soda fountain carbonators. Provide a certified, RPZ backflow prevention device for the water supply line to the soda fountain carbonators. All piping and fittings on the downstream side of this device must be plastic or stainless steel, no copper or brass. The device must be tested by a certified backflow testing company after installation. PRIORITY VIOLATION-5-203.14, P: Backflow Prevention Device, When Required; 1. There are two hose bibs underneath the hand sink in the back kitchen area that are leaking into a bucket. Provide hose bib vacuum breakers for each of the hose bibs and repair all leaks. PRIORITY VIOLATION-5-205.15 (A), P: System Maintained in Good Repair; According to Law; 1. The water heater is leaking and this is resulting in standing water on the floor of the mop sink room. Repair all leaks in the water heater. If the water heater is replaced, a minimum 50-gallon capacity water heater is required. Correct By: Correct Prior To Reinspection

PRIORITY VIOLATION-5-402.11, P: Backflow Prevention; 1. The three compartment sink is directly connected to the sewer system and is the only sink available for washing vegetables and thawing foods. An additional, NSF approved food prep sink that has hot and cold water and an indirect drain pipe that empties into a floor sink must be installed. There must be a minimum 1 in. air-gap between the end of the drain pipe from this sink and the flood rim of the floor sink that it drains into. 2. The soda fountain nearest to the drive through window has a drain pipe from the ice bin that connects to the soda waste pipe. This pipe runs into the floor then up out of the floor before emptying into a floor sink next to the ice machine. This soda fountain must be relocated so that the ice bin and soda waste can drain properly and indirectly into the floor sink with separate drain pipes from the ice bin and from the waste. 3. The salsa bar drain pipe is connected directly to the drain pipe from the self-service soda fountain waste pipe. There must be a minimum 1 in. air-gap between the drain pipe from the salsa bar and any connections to the drain pipe for the soda fountain waste. PRIORITY VIOLATION-5-402.13, P: Conveying Sewage; 1. The drain pipe for the three compartment sink leaks onto the floor from several spots. Repair all leaks in the three compartment sink drain pipe. Correct By: Correct Prior To Reinspection

Core-6-201.11, C: Floors, Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability; 1. There are acoustical ceiling tiles installed above the front service area, mop sink area and some portions of the kitchen. Provide smooth, durable, waterproof and easily cleanable ceiling tiles to replace the acoustical ceiling tiles in these areas. Core-6-101.11, C: Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas; 1. Remove all cardboard from the shelves in the kitchen. Core-6-201.11, C: Floors, Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability; 1. Repair all areas of damaged floor tile and missing grout in the kitchen, mop sink room and restroom areas. Correct By: Correct Prior To Reinspection