La Mexicana Restaurant & Retail Store

Year by year

Inspections

1. Oct 8, 2025 Re-inspection · No items found

   No violations cited.

2. Oct 1, 2025 Follow Up · 1 priority, 2 priority foundation, 3 repeat
   • Serious Priority Repeat

     COOLING - 6-HOUR COOLING PARAMETER

     Beans (four 5 gallon buckets) observed cooling in the American Panel walk-in cooler 43°F, 43°F, 44°F, and 45°F at 5:30pm. Per person-in-charge, these food items were in the cooler to cool since yesterday, 9/30/2025.

     Correction: Adjust the cooling procedure to ensure that food can be cooled from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and from 70°F to 41°F within 4 hours for a total 6 hour cooling period. The establishment voluntarily discarded the food items.

     Code 3-501.14 (A)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation Repeat

     PERSON IN CHARGE - COOLING METHODS

     The Person in Charge (PIC) is not monitoring the proper methods for rapidly cooling food.

     Correction: The person in charge shall ensure proper methods for the rapid cooling of food and that routine monitoring of food temperatures is conducted during the cooling process.

     Code 2-103.11 (H)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation Repeat

     RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING

     Beans in the Americal Panel walk-in cooler were date marked to discard food on day 8 from the date of production.

     Correction: Adjust method or procedures so that all ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, if required, are provided with date marking or an effective method of identifying when a food item has exceeded 7 days.

     Code 3-501.17 (A)

3. Sep 26, 2025 Routine · 3 priority, 3 priority foundation, 1 core, 1 repeat
   • Serious Priority

     COOLING - 6-HOUR COOLING PARAMETER

     Beans (two 5 gallon buckets) and beef intestines (7 lbs. in a 5 inch pan, covered with a plastic wrap) observed cooling in the True 3-door cooler (in the back storage room) at 45°F and 48°F, respectively. Per person-in-charge, these food items were in the cooler to cool since Tuesday for the beans and since Sunday for the beef intestines.

     Correction: Adjust the cooling procedure to ensure that food can be cooled from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and from 70°F to 41°F within 4 hours for a total 6 hour cooling period. The establishment voluntarily discarded the food items.

     Code 3-501.14 (A)

   • Serious Priority Corrected on site

     TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING

     Diced tomato (about 1/2 gallon), salsa (4 gallons) is cold held at 50°F and above in the Turblo Air 2-door display cooler in the kitchen.

     Correction: Maintain cold time/temperature control for safety food at or below 41°F. The establishment voluntarily discarded the food.

     Code 3-501.16 (A) (2) AND (B)

   • Serious Priority Repeat Corrected on site

     DATE MARKING - DISPOSITION

     Shredded pork (9 pans) and shredded beef in the American Panel walk-in cooler has exceeded their date mark or is not provided with a date mark.

     Correction: The establishment voluntarily discarded the food items.

     Code 3-501.18 (A)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PERSON IN CHARGE - COOLING METHODS

     The Person in Charge (PIC) is not monitoring the proper methods for rapidly cooling food.

     Correction: The person in charge shall ensure proper methods for the rapid cooling of food and that routine monitoring of food temperatures is conducted during the cooling process.

     Code 2-103.11 (H)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

     PROPER COOLING METHODS - CRITERIA

     Improper cooling methods are observed for carneasada (ground beef and onion) and cooked beans. The cooked beans are cooled with a plastic wrap covering the food and in 5 inch deep pans on the kitchen counter. Cooked beans are cooled in 5 gallon buckets on the kitchen counter. The person-in-charge stated that they will be moving these food items to further cool in the cooler as is.

     Correction: Adjust methods or procedures to facilitate cooling as described in 3-501.15. Training was provided to the employee on proper cooling methods. The establishment portioned the food into shallow pans to further cool, uncovered.

     Code 3-501.15 (A)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING

     1. Multiple pans of shredded pork in the American Panel walk-in cooler are not date marked. 2. Multiple containers of food (salsa, shreded beef, chopped green onions, and diced tomato) in the Ascend 2-door cooler in the kitchen are not date marked.

     Correction: Adjust method or procedures so that all ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, if required, are provided with date marking or an effective method of identifying when a food item has exceeded 7 days. The establishment voluntarily discarded the food items.

     Code 3-501.17 (A)

   • Not serious Core

     EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS CONFORM TO ANSI STANDARDS

     The Turbo Air 2-door display cooler (in the kitchen) is advertised to store prepackaged foods but the establishment is using it to store bulk containers of potentially hazardous foods prepared on the premise.

     Correction: Stop using the Turblo Air 2-door display cooler for storing bulk containers of potentially hazardous foods prepared on the premise or remove the cooler from the premise.

     Code 4-205.11