Los Corrals Mexican Food Center - Inspection Report
Address:	408 W 9th St Kansas City MO 64105
Establishment Type:	Restaurant/Deli
Phone No.:	(816) 421-9440
Inspection details
Inspection Date	11 August, 2017
Inspection Type	Complaint
Critical Violations	10
Non-critical Violations	4

Violation Details
Regulation Code Reference	Violation & Comments
3-501.15	Cooling methods not in accordance with time and temperature criteria as specified in the Food Code Corrected On Site RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Beans prepared 1-2 days ago were allowed to cool in lidded 5-gallon buckets, and did not reach 41F or below in 6 hours or less. See temp log. Discarded.
3-301.11	Food employees may not contact exposed, ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and shall use suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment. CRITICAL Corrected On Site RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: Food employees shall minimize bare hand and arm contact with exposed food that is not in a ready-to-eat form. OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Observed employee contacting ready-to-eat hard shell tacos with bare hands. Discarded. Instructed employee to wash hands and change gloves.
3-403.11	Reheating for Hot Holding - Potentially hazardous food or Ready-to-eat food was not reheated for hot holding in accordance with the Food Code. CRITICAL Corrected On Site RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Reheated salsas did not reach 165F before being placed in steam well or flat top for hot holding. Removed for rapid reheating.
2-402.11	Hair restraints & clothes that cover body hair not worn by employees Comply by : Nov 09, 2017 RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Food service employees without hair restraints.
5-205.11	Using a Handwashing facility - A handwashing facility is not maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use; is being used for purposes other than handwashing or is not being used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions Corrected On Site RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: . OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Hand sink in closet being used as a mop sink, and with a mop head hanging on the basin rim. Removed mop head.
3-501.14	Cooling - Cooked potentially hazardous food was not cooled in accordance with the Food Code. CRITICAL Corrected On Site RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Beans prepared 1-2 days ago in downstairs walk-in cooler did not reach 41F or below in 6 hours or less. Discarded.
3-501.16	Cold Holding - Potentially hazardous cold food was not maintained at temperatures in accordance with the Food Code. CRITICAL Comply by : Aug 14, 2017 RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Potentially hazardous foods in the downstairs walk-in cooler not cold holding at 41F or below. Stored >4hrs. Discarded. Ambient of downstairs walk-in cooler at 49F. Person in charge adjusted thermostat.
6-301.12	Hand Drying Provision - Each handwashing lavatory or group of adjacent lavatories is not provided with Individual, disposable towels; a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel; or a heated-air hand drying device. Corrected On Site RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: . OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Paper towels not provided at upstairs hand sink. Person in charge provided. Paper towels not provided at downstairs hand sink. Person in charge provided.
8-304.11	At time of inspection by authorized REGULATORY AUTHORITY inspectors: (1) A certified food service operations manager must be present in the food service area and on duty at all times of business operation, and must present a FOOD MANAGER PERMIT or card to the authorized REGULATORY AUTHORITY inspector at the time of inspection, or; (2) For food service operations where no manager is certified, eighty percent (80%) of required food handler staff shall obtain a (3) three years FOOD HANLDER CARD from the City of Kansas City, Missouri Health Department either upon completion of a FOOD HANDLER'S course through the Health Department or upon the Health Department's approval of a comparable FOOD HANDLER PERMIT or card from another provider. CRITICAL Comply by : Aug 14, 2017 RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: 2/3 = 33% of food handler's possessed valid food handler's cards at the time of inspection. No certified manager present and on duty in the food service area at the time of inspection.
5-204.11	Handwashing Facilities (loc./placement) - A handwashing facility is not located so as to allow convenient use by Employees in food preparation, food dispensing, and warewashing areas; and in, or immediately adjacent to, toilet rooms. CRITICAL Comply by : Aug 14, 2017 RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: A handwashing facility shall be located: (A) To allow convenient use by Employees in food preparation, food dispensing, and warewashing areas; and (B) In, or immediately adjacent to, toilet rooms. OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Establishment has only one service sink in upstairs the food service area, located in a closet, and also being used as a mop sink.
5-205.15	Plumbing system not maintained in good repair * CRITICAL Comply by : Aug 14, 2017 RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Water broke drain seal and leveled off in empty compartment during upstairs three-compartment sink test. Drip leak from underside of middle basin of the upstairs three-compartment sink.
4-101.11	Utensils/food-contact surfaces not made of safe, durable, smooth materials* CRITICAL Comply by : Aug 14, 2017 RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Employees using towel to contact ready-to-eat hard shell tacos. Discarded.
4-602.11	Eq. & Food-Contact-Cleaning Frequency - Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be cleaned according to the Food Code. CRITICAL Corrected On Site RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: Large amount of metal shavings caked into the gear housing of the table-mounted can opener. Removed for warewashing.
2-101.11	The Permit Holder shall require Food Employees and Conditional Employees to report to the Person In Charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through Food. CRITICAL Comply by : Aug 14, 2017 RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION: OBSERVATIONS & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: No written employee health policy maintained in the establishment. Inspector provided template.