LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A Lubbock Mexican food restaurant is back open after it was forced to temporarily close its doors following its latest health inspection.
Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant at 2821 50th had 39 violations.
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- Raw fish was on a shelf in the dry storage area. It was 64 degrees. The person in charge was not able to say how long it had been sitting out.
- Raw tripas, raw fish, raw chicken and diced tomatoes all being held in the walk-in cooler were above the safe cold temperature of 41 degrees.
- The walk-in cooler was not cooling properly.
- Tripas and beans did not have a date mark.
- Raw fish was stored above ready-to-eat beans.
- An employee washed their hands for 9 seconds. Hand washing must be a minimum of 20 seconds.
- A plastic pitcher was in the hand sink. An employee dumped water used to thaw fish into a hand sink. Hand sinks are for hand washing only to prevent cross contamination.
- Knives had food residue on them.
- There was a black residue in the ice buck.
- Utensils had sticker residue on them.
- Utensils were cracked, broken, chipped and damaged.
- Cans were heavily dented. This can cause botulism.
- Toxic items were not properly labeled or stored correctly.
- A hose used to repair a drain line from a hand sink was not up to code.
- The facility has a variance for ceviche but has not kept records since April.
The inspector notes, due to the number and the nature of the violations active managerial control was not observed…