MOLE GRILL
Rosa Ortiz


Address: 357 Hooker Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

MOLE GRILL (Health Operation# 814447) is a foood service establishment inspected by New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). The last inspected date is December 4, 2018.

Business Overview

NYS Health Operation ID 814447
Operation Name MOLE GRILL
Food Service Description Food Service Establishment - Restaurant
Facility Address 357 Hooker Avenue
Poughkeepsie
NY 12603
Municipality POUGHKEEPSIE
County DUTCHESS
Permitted Operator Name ROSA ORTIZ
Permit Expiration Date 09/30/2019
Local Health Department Dutchess County
NYSDOH Gazetteer 130200

Inspection Results

Date: 2018-12-04 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 5 noncritical
Item 9D: Dressing rooms dirty, not provided, improperly located
Item 12E: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
Item 15A: Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
Item 11B: Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
Comments: walk in cooler 40 degees ambient with chorizo within 41 degrees below counter reach in cooler with chorizo 40 degrees and marinating skirt steak 38 degrees steam table mole sauce 148 degrees
Date: 2018-09-12 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Comments: No violations observed as facility is clean and appropriate Wlk in cooler 38 degrees ambient with breaded chicken 41 degrees within no hot hold yet today below counter reach in cooler raw chicken 37 degrees Discussed sick food workers, norovirus, hand contact, sanitizer use and rapid cooling where once cooked food has cooled to 120 degrees air cooling is not allowed. Therefore air cooling food observed at 119 degrees (or less) is a red violation and may result in discard of that food item.
Date: 2018-02-08 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 4 noncritical
Item 12E: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
Item 8F: Improper thawing procedures used
Item 8C: Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
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: Salsa in single door Coke cooler 42deg, cooked taco meat in walk-in cooler 34degF, sliced mushrooms in prep cooler top 42degF, cooked beans in steam table 172degF, sliced orange in 3-door beverage lowboy cooler 32degF.
Date: 2017-12-28 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 4 noncritical
Item 8C: Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
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 15C: Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
Comments: Cooked mushrooms in walk-in cooler 41degF, sliced jalopenos in prep cooler top 40degF, taco meat in steam table 152degF.
Date: 2017-08-11 Type: Inspection Violations: 2 critical, 2 noncritical
Item 2E (Critical): Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and 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 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: Rice in walk-in cooler 37degF, salsa in prep cooler top 42degF, ground beef on steam table 182degF, milk carton in 3-door lowboy cooler. Observed 200ppm residual chlorine in sanitizer bucket.
Date: 2017-01-26 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 5 noncritical
Item 8F: Improper thawing procedures used
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 12E: Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
Item 15C: Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
Comments: Ground beef in walk-in cooler 35degF, black beans in walk-in cooler 34degF, salsa in prep cooler top 39degF, individual creamer in bar 3 door lowboy cooler 32degF, ground beef in steam table 158degF.
Date: 2016-11-29 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 3 noncritical
Item 15C: Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
Item 8C: Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
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: Salsa in prep cooler top 39degF, butter in prep cooler lowboy 38degF, individual creamer in 3 door beverage lowboy 35degF, cooked whole chicken in walk-in cooler 41degF, cooked kidney beans in walk-in cooler 39degF.
Date: 2016-10-28 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Comments: No violations observed. Prep cooler has been adjusted/serviced since last inspection. Observed raw beef in prep cooler lowboy 34degF, guacamole and pico de gallo in prep cooler top 35degF.
Date: 2016-10-20 Type: Inspection Violations: 3 critical, 5 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 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)
Item 8B: In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
Comments: Sliced lemon in bar 3 door lowboy cooler 30degF, mozzarella in prep cooler top 44degF, raw shrimp in prep cooler 3 door lowboy 41degF, cooked ground beef in steam table 167degF, pico de gallo in walk-in cooler 38degF.
Date: 2016-01-27 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 3 noncritical
Item 15C: Premises littered, unnecessary equipment and article present, living quarters no completely separated for food service operations, live animals, birds and pets not excluded
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 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Date: 2015-10-02 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Date: 2015-03-05 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Date: 2014-07-09 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 3 noncritical
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
Item 11B: Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
Date: 2014-03-12 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Date: 2013-12-16 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Date: 2013-10-22 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Date: 2013-05-20 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Date: 2012-12-10 Type: Re-Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical

Office Location

Street Address 357 HOOKER AVENUE
City POUGHKEEPSIE
State NY
Zip 12603

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Dataset Information

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

This dataset includes 80k food service establishment inspected by New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH).