GARCIA'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT (Health Operation# 266773) is a foood service establishment inspected by New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). The last inspected date is August 13, 2018.
| NYS Health Operation ID | 266773 |
| Operation Name | GARCIA'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT |
| Food Service Description | Food Service Establishment - Restaurant |
| Facility Address |
2446-b Corning Road Elmira Heights NY 14903 |
| Municipality | HORSEHEADS |
| County | CHEMUNG |
| Permitted Operator Name | RAMON GARCIA |
| Permit Expiration Date | 12/15/2019 |
| Local Health Department | Chemung County |
| NYSDOH Gazetteer | 075700 |
| Date: 2018-08-13 | Type: Re-Inspection |
Violations:
0 critical,
1 noncritical |
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Item 14A: Insects, rodents present Comments: The following items have been corrected from previous visit: 8A) food items in basement and dry storage area covered and protected. 11A) facility has quaternary test strips available for wiping cloth buckets. 11D) Dirty surfaces on bottom of keg cooler have been cleaned. |
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| Date: 2018-04-30 | Type: Re-Inspection |
Violations:
0 critical,
4 noncritical |
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Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked) Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean Item 14A: Insects, rodents present Item 11A: Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions |
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| Date: 2018-03-23 | Type: Inspection |
Violations:
1 critical,
4 noncritical |
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Item 5B (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours. Item 14A: Insects, rodents present Item 11A: Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions Item 12E: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean Comments: Observed facility's probe thermometer and demonstrated calibration process. Discussed cooling of pork in shallow depths or in ice baths to meet cooling schedule of 120-70dF in 2 hours, then 70-45dF in an additional 4 hours. Discussed keeping closed lids on containers with rice and beans in dry storage area. Observed sliced tomatoes in top of cold holding prep unit at temperature of 38dF. Observed queso in hot holding at temperature of 144dF. Reviewed reheating temperature of queso to 165dF in 2 hours prior to hot holding at 140dF. Observed rice and beans in hot holding at temperature of 154 and 158dF. |
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| Date: 2017-11-13 | Type: Re-Inspection |
Violations:
0 critical,
1 noncritical |
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Item 14A: Insects, rodents present |
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| Date: 2017-09-15 | Type: Re-Inspection |
Violations:
0 critical,
0 noncritical |
| Comments: Re-inspection conducted to follow up on items 14A and 15A. Facility has cleaned under equipment. Recommended cleaning corners regularly and around fryer area daily. Facility's pest control operator is coming in bi-weekly and according to report has pest problem in a manageable stage and should have facility pest-free in a couple more treatments. Observed less activity on sticky traps from previous visit. | ||
| Date: 2017-07-18 | Type: Re-Inspection |
Violations:
2 critical,
0 noncritical |
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Item 5C (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage). Comments: The following item has been corrected from previous inspection- 11B- Observed wiping clothes stored in sanitizer solution (Quaternary Ammonia) at level of 200ppm. |
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| Date: 2017-04-17 | Type: Re-Inspection |
Violations:
1 critical,
1 noncritical |
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Item 5C (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage). Item 11B: Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions Comments: The following items have been corrected from previous inspection- 11D- soda gun holster cleaned at bar. 15A) Wall and floor around dessert refrigerator cleaned. Observed accurate probe thermometer at cook line. Discussed using single service towels for drying hands at 3 bay sink. Walk-in cooler at temperature of 32dF. |
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| Date: 2017-03-29 | Type: Inspection |
Violations:
3 critical,
4 noncritical |
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Item 6A (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding. Item 5C (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage). Item 5A (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or below 45°F during cold holding, except smoked fish not kept at or below 38°F during cold holding. Item 15A: Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces Item 12E: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean Item 8B: In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored Comments: Facility had a wiping cloth bucket (no wiping cloth being stored in bucket) with 0ppm of sanitizer (Quaternary Ammonia). Interview with manager indicated that sanitizer water contained both soap and sanitizer and is used for wiping tables. Discussed using only sanitizer and water. |
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| Date: 2016-04-07 | Type: Inspection |
Violations:
0 critical,
3 noncritical |
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Item 11A: Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions Item 8E: Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked) Comments: Discussed proper cooling procedures with kitchen staff during inspection, were using flat rectangular pans and limiting cooked foods to less than 4"inches and were uncovered during cooling. A Time Table of Compliance Date of April 21, 2016 has been established to correct the violations listed above. A re-inspection will be conducted after this date top determine compliance. |
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| Date: 2015-03-18 | Type: Re-Inspection |
Violations:
0 critical,
0 noncritical |
| Comments: Conducted a re-inspection due to previous inspection report of 2/27/15. Violations from previous inspection corrected. Will conduct a HACCP training exercise later in the year. | ||
| Date: 2015-02-27 | Type: Inspection |
Violations:
0 critical,
4 noncritical |
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Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked) Item 14C: Pesticide application not supervised by a certified applicator Comments: A Time Table of Compliance Date of March 13, 2015 has been established to correct violations listed above. Will conduct a re-inspection after this date to determine compliance. Discussed proper cooling of cooked potentially hazardous foods with Operator during inspection. Also, proper use of plastic gloves and routine hand washing with kitchen staff. Also discussed routine calibration of numerical thermometers used to evaluate cooked and hot-held potentially hazardous foods with Operator during inspection. |
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| Date: 2014-02-26 | Type: Re-Inspection |
Violations:
0 critical,
0 noncritical |
| Comments: Conducted a re-inspection due to previous inspection report of January 28, 2014. Bar cooler which is used to store cold potentially hazardous (TCS) foods has been repaired- interior temperature reading 39 degrees F using thermocouple. Also, both women's & men's rest room doors are now self-closing. Operator also obtained sanitizer test kit (quaternary ammonia) to evaluate bar sink sanitizer (200 ppm). Corrected. Will conduct a HACCP training with operator later in the year. | ||
| Date: 2014-01-28 | Type: Inspection |
Violations:
1 critical,
3 noncritical |
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Item 5A (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or below 45°F during cold holding, except smoked fish not kept at or below 38°F during cold holding. Item 12D: Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked) Item 11B: Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions Comments: Operator was directed not to use bar cooler to store potentially hazardous foods until cooler is repaired and internal temperature. Operator was directed to contact Health Dept. for a re-inspection when cooler is repaired. A time table of compliance date of February 28, 2014 has been established to install self-closing doors for both rest room. Will conduct a re-inspection after this date to determine compliance. Discussed routine calibration of thermometers used to evaluate cooked potentially hazardous foods with manager. |
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| Date: 2013-02-11 | Type: Re-Inspection |
Violations:
0 critical,
0 noncritical |
| Comments: Violations 1H: adulterated food not observed on premise; 5A: food items in walk in refrigerator less than or equal to 45 degrees F; 5C: PHF/TCS foods not observed at room temperature; 5E: walk-in refrigerator operating such that food items contained therein are 45 degrees F or less: 6A: food items being hot held at temps. greater than or equal to 140 degrees F; 6B: hot holding equipment operating such that food items at least 140 degrees F. Above violations corrected from previous inspection. Inspector did not evaluate other items for compliance at time of visit. | ||
| Date: 2013-01-28 | Type: Inspection |
Violations:
9 critical,
10 noncritical |
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Item 6B (Critical): Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140°F. Item 5C (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage). Item 5E (Critical): Enough refrigerated storage equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained or operated so that all potentially hazardous foods are cooled properly and stored below 45°F as required. Item 6A (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding. Item 1H (Critical): Food from unapproved source, spoiled, adulterated on premises. |
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| Operation Name | DBA/Corporation Name | Facility Address | Last Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia's Mexican Restaurant | Ramon Garcia | 137-139 Main Street, Cortland, NY 13045 | 2018-07-24 |
| GARCIA'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT | Romon, Jose De Jesus Garcia & Teodoro Lozano | 879 Route 13, Cortland, NY 13045 | 2016-12-07 |
| Street Address | 2446-B CORNING ROAD |
| City | ELMIRA HEIGHTS |
| State | NY |
| Zip | 14903 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Data Provider | New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) |
| Jurisdiction | New York State |
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