LA GALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT
6621 Niagara Falls Blvd., Inc.


Address: 6621 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Niagara Falls, NY 14304

LA GALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT (Health Operation# 560209) is a foood service establishment inspected by New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). The last inspected date is May 7, 2013.

Business Overview

NYS Health Operation ID 560209
Operation Name LA GALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT/Inactive
Food Service Description Food Service Establishment - Restaurant
Facility Address 6621 Niagara Falls Boulevard
Niagara Falls
NY 14304
Municipality NIAGARA FALLS
County NIAGARA
Permitted Corporation Name 6621 NIAGARA FALLS BLVD., INC.
Permitted Operator Name JOSE MONTES
Local Health Department Niagara County
NYSDOH Gazetteer 310200

Inspection Results

Date: 2013-05-07 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Date: 2013-02-27 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 1 noncritical
Item 1C (Critical): Home canned goods, or canned goods from unapproved processor found on premises
Item 12C: Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
Comments: 1C Home canned XXXhot dated 9/11 in cooler by slushie machine is not allowed on premises. Removed 12C Top of faucet at mop sink has been broken off. (mushroom cap style)
Date: 2012-06-28 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 5 noncritical
Item 12E: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Item 12C: Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
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: 8A--Bins of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler, not on easily movable racks or >= 6" off of the floor to allow for easy access to clean. 11D--Dust build up on surfaces in walk-in cooler above door. 12C--Drain pipe below 3 bay sink is leaking. 12E--Faucet in men's room is not properly secured. 15B--Light shield in kitchen is missing an end cap as well as the pepsi cooler light shield in front dining area.
Date: 2012-02-13 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 2 noncritical
Item 15D: Improper storage of cleaning equipment, linens, laundry unacceptable
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: 15D- dust pan improperly stored on cangoods rack, corrected 8A- packaged beef stored on floor of walk-in-cooler, corrected
Date: 2011-08-18 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 1 noncritical
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
Comments: 5A: Some food in cooler temped at 52oF with inspector's calibrated thermopen. The door of the cooler was propped open at time inspector arrived. A couple of 1 gallon containers of meat and approx. 4 flats of eggs were transferred to another cooler until temperature came down below 45oF. Food items were determined to be out of temp for less than 2 hours. Corrected. 12D: No covered garbage can in ladies room. The lid was broken on the existing one.
Date: 2011-02-09 Type: Inspection Violations: 3 critical, 3 noncritical
Item 4B (Critical): Acid foods are stored in containers or pipes that consist of toxic metals.
Item 6A (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
Item 2E (Critical): Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
Item 12E: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
Item 8B: In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
Item 8E: Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
Comments: 2E- Food testing thermometer reading 24 degrees in ice/water when actual temperature of ice/water= 34 degrees when checked with NCHD Thermapen. Food testing thermometer recalibrated today. 6A- Hamburger (ground meat (beef)) temperature- 122 degrees in strainer on the stove. Due to time factor < 2 hours- beef reheated to 165 degrees, hot held at 140 degrees. 4B- Del Rancho Tomato Puree ( 6 lbs, 10 oz can)- open, tin can stored in cooler, due to the time opened- Tomato Puree transferred to food grade container. 8B- In use knives stored in a crack in the wooden shelf; dirty surfaces. 8E- Cooler thermometers missing from various coolers. 12E- Handwash sink- lettuce coating the sink; single service towels missing.
Date: 2010-10-14 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: critical, noncritical
Date: 2010-09-29 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 4 noncritical
Item 6A (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
Item 8D: Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required
Item 9C: Hair is improperly restrained
Item 12C: Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
Item 10B: Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Comments: 9c- some food prep workers are not wearing hair restraints corrected 6a- tamales in hot hold unit temped at 95dF and overflowing container in unit. bottom half of container temped at 148dF. Recommend filling container 3/4 full. Out less than 2 hours allowed tamales to be reheated corrected 12c- hose for 3 bay sink leaks corrected 10b- shelving in hobart cooler is starting to rust corrected 8d- some single service products are stored on ledge and not protected corrected
Date: 2010-03-19 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Date: 2010-02-09 Type: Inspection Violations: 3 critical, 8 noncritical
Item 2E (Critical): Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.
Item 6A (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
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 11B: Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
Item 10B: Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Item 8D: Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required
Item 8B: In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
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 9C: Hair is improperly restrained
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Comments: 2E- Bimetallic food testing thermometer on the cook line reading 70 degrees in ice/water whenactual temperature of ice/water= 37 degrees with NCHD thermometer. Recalibrated today. 5B- Large pan of beans cooked on 2/8/2010 in the walkin cooler- temperature= 50 degrees- not cooled properly. Discarded today. 6A- Rice in hot hold unit- temperature=123- 133 degrees- due to time factor- rice was reheated to 165 degrees, hot held at 140 degrees. 8A- White plastic barrels and plastic container for food storage - not labeled for contents; rice in white container (wheels) not covered. 8B- Ice scoops stored on the counter- no cover/protection. 8D- Single service cups stored on the counter- no cover/protection. 9C- Hair restraint missing from the cook. 10B- Bare wood surfaces throughout the kitchen, dry food storage shelves. 10B-Walkin cooler door handle in disrepair. 11B- Wping cloths/sanitizer not made up in the kitchen. 15A- Dust buildup in ceiling vent grates; ceiling tile out of place.
Date: 2009-12-23 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 2 noncritical
Item 6A (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
Item 8E: Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
Item 11B: Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
Comments: 6A - Sauces in steamtable temp'd at 129-130 degrees. Other foods temp'd above 150 degrees. Sauces removed and reheated to > 165 degrees. Corrected. 8E - Several coolers missing thermometers. Temps < 40 degrees. New thermometers put in at this time. Corrected. 11B -Used wiping cloths found on counter not in sanitizer. Corrected
Date: 2009-03-13 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Date: 2009-02-09 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 5 noncritical
Item 2C (Critical): Cooked or prepared foods are subject to cross-contamination from raw foods.

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Office Location

Street Address 6621 NIAGARA FALLS BOULEVARD
City NIAGARA FALLS
State NY
Zip 14304

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Data Provider New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
Jurisdiction New York State

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