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TAQUERIA Y FONOA LA MEXICANA

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New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Note: This establishment has been inspected again since the inspection below. The latest inspection, according to our data, was on October 19, 2009.

Summary: TAQUERIA Y FONOA LA MEXICANA was inspected on September 16, 2009, and 9 violations were cited, resulting in 60 violation points. Because the restaurant received more than 27 violation points, a follow-up inspection was required. Read more about what this means.

Restaurant inspection details

Location 968 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, MANHATTAN
Inspection date September 16, 2009
Restaurant name TAQUERIA Y FONOA LA MEXICANA
Violation points 60
Violations Non-food contact surface improperly constructed

Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained.

Food contact surface not maintained

Food contact surface not properly maintained.

Personal hygiene inadequate. Clean outer garments, effective hair restraint not worn.
Appropriately scaled metal stem-type thermometer or thermocouple not provided or used to evaluate temperatures of PHFs during cooking, cooling, reheating, and holding.
No utensil

Food worker does not use proper utensil to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.

Shellfish not from an approved source, improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.
PHF not cooled by an approved method; Internal temperature product not reduced from 140 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit or less within 2 hours, and from 70 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit or less within 4 additional hours.
Smoked fish and/ or ROP processed food held above 38 degrees Fahrenheit; other PHF held above 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Except during necessary preparation.
Hot PHF not held at or above 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
Followup inspection required Yes

Added to EveryBlock on September 25, 2009.

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