El Patron Mexican Bar & Grill

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Inspections

1. Feb 4, 2026 Routine · 3 priority foundation, 1 core
   • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

     THAWING

     Through conversation with the person in charge, it was mentioned that the establishment will thaw food in cold stagnant water over night.

     Correction: Adjust procedures or methods to properly thaw foods. Food can be thawed under refrigeration, cold running water, or straight to cooking the food item. Education was provided to the person in charge, and the establishment's methods have been adjusted to now thaw foods under refrigeration in the walk-in cooler.

     Code 3-501.13 (A) - (D)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

     RTE/TCS FOOD - DATE MARKING METHODS

     Date marking methods for food items in the walk-in cooler are inadequate. The establishment has been date marking food items the day they were cooked/prepared, and put them in the walk-in freezer. When they are ready to use these food items, they will move the food to the walk-in cooler; but the date mark is not changed, making it very difficult to understand how long each food item has been stored in the walk-in cooler.

     Correction: Adjust method or procedures so that all ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, if required, are provided with an approved method of date marking. During the inspection education was provided on proper date marking, and the person in charge informed me that they will be changing the date marks on each of these food items when they are moved from the walk-in freezer to the walk-in co

     Code 3-501.17 (D)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     WAREWASHING - CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION - TEST KIT

     the chlorine test kit available for monitoring sanitizer concentration is expired.

     Correction: Provide a non-expired chlorine test kit to allow accurate determination of the sanitization concentration.

     Code 4-501.116

   • Not serious Core

     LABELING - FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS LABELED WITH COMMON NAME

     Multiple food storage containers throughout the establishment are not provided with a label containing the common name of the food item or ingredient.

     Correction: Store all foods that are removed from their original packages in containers labeled with the common name of the food or ingredient.

     Code 3-302.12