TACOS Y MARISCOS COSTA ALEGRE 2 INC.

FOUND A SAC WITH ONIONS AND A FEW CONTAINERS WITH SPICES STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE COOKING AREA. [CA] STORE FOOD 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.

FOUND A JACKET STORED ON THE SHELF NEXT TO FOOD ITEMS IN THE BACK. [CA] STORE PERSONAL ITEMS SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM FOOD OR FOOD RELATED ITEMS.

FOUND THE CEVICHE AT 57F DOUBLE STACKED IN THE SERVICE REFRIGERATOR. [CA] DO NOT DOUBLE STACK THE FOOD CONTAINERS. KEEP COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT 41F OR BELOW. NOTE THE CEVICHE WAS HERE FOR LESS THAN 2 HRS, PER OPERATOR. IT WAS RELOCATED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE REFRIGERATOR.

FOUND A SHELF WHERE THE CLEAN CUP ARE STORED UPSIDE DOWN WITH RUST IN THE REACH IN REFRIGERATOR. [CA] REMOVE THE RUST.

FOUND THE FOLLOWING THAWING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ON A SHELF: TILAPIA, BEEF AND SHRIMP. [CA] FROZEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD SHALL ONLY BE THAWED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: 1) UNDER REFRIGERATION THAT MAINTAINS THE FOOD TEMPERATURE AT 41°F OR BELOW, 2) COMPLETELY SUBMERGED UNDER POTABLE RUNNING WATER FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TWO HOURS AT A WATER TEMPERATURE OF 70°F OR BELOW, AND WITH SUFFICIENT WATER VELOCITY TO AGITATE AND FLUSH OFF LOOSE PARTICLES INTO THE SINK DRAIN, 3) IN A MICROWAVE OVEN, IF IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE PREPARATION, 4) AS A PART OF A COOKING PROCESS.

FOUND DUST/MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE FAN COVERS IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND CEILING. [CA] REMOVE THE MOLD.

FOUND A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR IN THE BACK ROOM. [CA] REMOVE THE WATER PUDDLE.

FOUND AN EMPLOYEE EATING IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA. [CA] DO NOT EAT IN FOOD STORAGE OR FOOD PREPARATION AREA.

FOUND A PLASTIC CUP BEING USED AS A SCOOP FOR THE SALSA DIABLA IN THE KITCHEN. [CA] USE FOOD GRADE WASHABLE SCOOPS WITH A HANDLE AND KEEP THE HANDLE OUTSIDE THE FOOD.

FOUND THE SECOND FRYER EXTENDING OUTSIDE OF THE HOOD CANOPY. [CA] ENSURE THAT THE EQUIPMENT UNDER THE HOOD IS 5 INCHES INSIDE THE HOOD CANOPY.

FOUND THE FOLLOWING FOOD AT 54F STORED IN THE SERVICE REFRIGERATOR NEAR THE COOKING RANGE FOR OVER 4 HRS. 1 LB CHICKEN 1 LBS MARLIN FISH 3 LBS CHICKEN WINGS 5 LBS PASTA 2 LBS SHRIMP 6 LBS FISH 4 LBS BEEF [CA] KEEP COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT 41F OR BELOW. SEE VC&D NOTE: DO NOT USE THIS REFRIGERATOR UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED AND IT CAN KEEP THE FOOD AT 41F OR BELOW.

FOUND THE ICE MACHINE DISCHARGE PIPE IS DIRECTED TO CHARGE ONTO THE KITCHEN FLOOR LEADING TO A DRAIN IN THE CENTER OF THE KITCHEN. [CA] ALL EQUIPMENT THAT DISCHARGES LIQUID WASTE SHALL BE DRAINED BY MEANS OF INDIRECT WASTE PIPES, AND ALL WASTES DRAINED BY THEM SHALL DISCHARGE THROUGH AN AIR GAP INTO A FLOOR SINK OR OTHER APPROVED TYPE OF RECEPTOR.

FOUND A CELL PHONE STORED ON A SHELF NEXT TO COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN. [CA] STORE PERSONAL ITEMS SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM FOOD OR FOOD RELATED ITEMS. FOUND A GAP ON THE TOP PART OF THE OUTER DOOR AND A GAP UNDER THE INNER METAL DOOR GREATER THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH NEAR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. [CA] REDUCE THE GAPS TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH TO DENY ENTRANCE TO PESTS.

FOUND A BOTTLE OF POWDER CHILE AND 2 CANNED GOODS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE STORAGE AREA. FOUND A COUPLE OF FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK IN COOLER. [CA] STORE FOOD 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.

FOUND THE SERVICE REFRIGERATOR NEAR THE COOKING RANGE UNABLE TO KEEP THE COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT 41F OR BELOW. [CA] REPAIR THE REFRIGERATOR SO THAT IT CAN KEEP THE PHF AT 41F OR BELOW.

FOUND A PLASTIC CUP TO SCOOP THE SALSA IN THE KITCHEN. [CA] USE FOOD GRADE WASHABLE SCOOPS WITH A HANDLE AND KEEP THE HANDLE OUTSIDE THE FOOD. COS