La Nopalera Mexican Restaurant

What the inspector found on Oct. 21, 2026

• High Priority Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of pain reliever stored above canned corn and mole sauce on shelf by walk-in freezer. Operator moved medicine to another location. Fixed during the inspection.
• High Priority Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. On speed rack in walk-in freezer, tray of plastic wrapped raw beef stored over tray of individually portioned scoops of ice cream. Operator moved ice cream above raw beef. Fixed during the inspection. Repeat violation.
• High Priority Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed a pan of cheese sauce on top of the oven at 49F. Per employee, cheese sauce brought from the walk-in cooler approximately one hour prior. Cheese sauce placed back in the walk-in cooler. Fixed during the inspection.
• High Priority Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Prepared quesadillas being held on time as a public health control have no time marking. Employee states quesadillas made at 12:00pm and labeled the quesadillas with the time. Fixed during the inspection. Repeat violation.
• Intermediate Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pot in handwash sink by the steam table. Employee removed the pot. Also, trash can blocking access to handwash sink at the ice machine. Fixed during the inspection.
• Basic Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior lid and deflector plate on ice machine with black mold-like substance. Repeat violation.
• Basic Dumpster rusted out on bottom. Near bottom of left dumpster is rusted out with holes present. Operator states he will contact the dumpster company to replace. Fixed during the inspection.
• Basic Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Water observed between stacked plastic cups at the soda machine and at clean dish table storage area.
• Basic Floor/wall/ceiling/vent soiled/has accumulation of debris. Wall by the toilet in the right employee restroom has black mold-like substance. Vent above soda machine and storage rack with single-service items has accumulation of dust.
• Basic Food stored on floor. Multiple buckets of beef stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer.
• Basic Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall under the dishmachine. Also, floor in walk-in cooler is worn exposing raw concrete. Repeat violation.
• Basic In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven door handle. Operator moved tongs to stove top area. Fixed during the inspection.
• Basic Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on flip top reach in cooler in kitchen are soiled.

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