Laredo's Fitchburg

Year by year

Inspections

1. Dec 9, 2025 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     GOOD REPAIR - EQUIPMENT

     Outside top of kitchen ice machine cover plate is taped together in several places.

     Correction: Maintain equipment in good repair.

     Code WFC 4-501.11

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL

     The sanitizer concentration for chlorine in the bar dish machine is 10 ppm.

     Correction: Use test strips to measure proper sanitizer concentration and adjust the concentration accordingly. Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer.

     Code WFC 4-501.114

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     SANITIZER TEST KIT

     A test kit for the sanitizer chlorine is expired.

     Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for accurately measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.

     Code WFC 4-302.14

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     TEMPERATURE - HOT HOLDING

     Steam table unit built into counter across from cookline: left side: rice 114 - 121 F

     Correction: Maintain hot TCS foods at or above 135 degrees F.

     Code WFC 3-501.16

2. Nov 25, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES

     Non-food contact surfaces of bar soda dispenser nozzle (furthest from bar entrance), meat slicer and exterior of ice machine near the hinges for the lid are soiled and unclean.

     Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

     Code WFC 4-601.11(C)

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

     CONSUMER ADVISORY

     Consumer advisory on specials menu is missing from ceviche and shrimp dish that may be served raw or undercooked.

     Correction: Provide a consumer advisory with required disclosure and reminder components for animal foods served in a raw or undercooked condition.

     Code WFC 3-603.11

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     COOLING METHODS

     Large deep stainless steel pot of refried beans cooling improperly on the floor of the kitchen at ambient air temperatures.

     Correction: Adjust methods to assure that food is rapidly cooled from 135 degrees F to 41 degrees F or less within six hours, provided the food cools from 135 degrees F to 70 degrees F within two hours. TCS foods prepared from ambient temperature ingredients shall be cooled within four hours to 41 degrees F or less. Use one or more of the following methods based on the type of food being cooled: (1) Placing t

     Code WFC 3-501.15

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

     FOOD- THAWING ROP FISH

     Frozen fish in reduced oxygen packaging (ROP) is being improperly thawed in the walk-in cooler.

     Correction: Remove fish from ROP prior to thawing.

     Code WFC 3-501.13(E)

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     GOOD REPAIR - EQUIPMENT

     Bottom cooler drawer on the cook line is not closing entirely on the left hand side possibly due to condition of drawer cooler gaskets or cooler drawers. Cover of ice machine is being held together by duct tape.

     Correction: Maintain equipment in good repair.

     Code WFC 4-501.11

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     PHYSICAL FACILITY - GOOD REPAIR

     The floor of the walk-in freezer in the middle of the unit is peeling up and is not securely fastened.

     Correction: Maintain the physical facilities so they are in good repair at all times.

     Code WFC 6-501.11

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL

     The sanitizer concentration for chlorine in the bar dish machine is at 10 ppm chlorine.

     Correction: Use test strips to measure proper sanitizer concentration and adjust the concentration accordingly. Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer.

     Code WFC 4-501.114

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

     STORAGE - FOOD ON FLOOR

     Large deep stainless steel pot of refried beans is being stored on the floor of the kitchen by the cook line.

     Correction: Store all food items at least 6 inches above the floor.

     Code WFC 3-305.11

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

     STORAGE - IN-USE UTENSILS

     In-use utensils improperly stored. Ice scoop at the wait station is being stored with the handle end touching the ice. Bowl without a handle is being stored in container of diced potatoes in the walk-in cooler.

     Correction: Store in-use utensils in the food item with handle extended, on a clean surface, running dipper well or in a container of water greater than 135 degrees F.

     Code WFC 3-304.12

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     THERMOMETER - INACCURATE STEM

     The Cold and hot temperature metal stem thermometer used to measure food temperatures is inaccurate by greater than +/- 2 degrees.

     Correction: Calibrate or replace thermometer.

     Code WFC 4-203.11

3. Jan 4, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

     Precooked and cooled pulled pork being cold held in the walk-in cooler (marked 12/20) has a datemark that exceeds 7 days.

     Correction: Discard foods that are not datemarked, improperly datemarked, or held past the alloted 7 days.

     Code WFC 3-501.18

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

     FOOD - THAWING

     Beef steaks improperly thawing on counter top in food prep area behind the grill line.

     Correction: Adjust procedures or methods to properly thaw foods under refrigeration, submerged in running water, or in a microwave as part of a continuous cooking process.

     Code WFC 3-501.13

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     PEST - OUTSIDE OPENINGS

     There is a gap present under the back entrance to the kitchen

     Correction: Repair this hole or gap so that entrance by insects or rodents into the food establishment is prevented.

     Code WFC 6-202.15

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     PEST - EVIDENCE

     Evidence of pests observed. Fruit flies observed in the bar area.

     Correction: Provide proper pest control by trapping or otherwise controlling pest problems on a continual basis. Clean up all pest activity evidence and increase control activities.

     Code WFC 6-501.111

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     PHYSICAL FACILITY - GOOD REPAIR

     The floor of the walk-in freezer is peeling up in the middle of the unit.

     Correction: Maintain the physical facilities so they are in good repair at all times.

     Code WFC 6-501.11

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

     STORAGE - IN-USE UTENSILS

     In-use utensil improperly stored in food product. Bowl without a handle is being used as a scoop in the container of potatoes in the walk-in cooler and in the bucket of rice in the dry storage area.

     Correction: Store in-use utensils in the food item with handle extended, on a clean surface, running dipper well or in a container of water greater than 135 degrees F.

     Code WFC 3-304.12

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     THERMOMETER - INACCURATE STEM

     Thermometer used to measure food temperatures is inaccurate by greater than 7 degrees Fahrenheit.

     Correction: Calibrate or replace thermometer.

     Code WFC 4-203.11

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     TOXICS - LABELING

     Bottle of pink quat sanitizer is unlabeled.

     Correction: Provide labels for toxic items used in the food establishment.

     Code WFC 7-101.11; 7-102.11

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     VENTILATION - HOOD FILTERS

     The hood ventilation system above the stove is missing the removable filters. Pipes exposed are subjected to steam and condensation and have the potential to drip onto food if buildup occurs.

     Correction: Design and mark filters and other grease extracting equipment so they can be easily removed for cleaning and replacement. Replace filters after cleaning them.

     Code WFC 4-202.18

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

     WIPING CLOTHS

     Wet wiping cloths improperly stored on counter in the food prep area behind the grill line, and on the counter behind the bar.

     Correction: Store wiping cloths in a container of sanitizer solution when not in use. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.

     Code WFC 3-304.14

4. May 12, 2022 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

     Cooked shredded beef dated 4/30 has a datemark that exceeds 7 days.

     Correction: Discard foods that are not datemarked, improperly datemarked, or held past the alloted 7 days.

     Code WFC 3-501.18

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL

     The sanitizer concentration for chlorine in the kitchen low temp machine is 0ppm, sanitizer container empty.

     Correction: Use test strips to measure proper sanitizer concentration and adjust the concentration accordingly. Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer.

     Code WFC 4-501.114

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     TEMPERATURE - HOT HOLDING

     Cooked ground beef 130F, cooked chicken 131F on steam table.

     Correction: Maintain hot TCS foods at or above 135 degrees F.

     Code WFC 3-501.16

5. Apr 9, 2019 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

6. Feb 27, 2018 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

7. Feb 19, 2018 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

8. Nov 22, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

9. Dec 14, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

10. Feb 25, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

11. Nov 25, 2013 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

12. Feb 6, 2013 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

13. Jan 24, 2012 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.