Restaurant inspections (before April 2009)

Vargas Mini Market

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Philadelphia Department of Public Health
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Note: This establishment has been inspected again since the inspection below. The latest inspection, according to our data, was on January 20, 2009.

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Restaurant inspection details

Location 241 E Cambria St
Inspection date January 12, 2009
Restaurant name Vargas Mini Market
Restaurant type Retail Food: Grocery Market
Critical violations 2-01.1 (C): Spoiled food: Spoiled food is present. * (1) 1/2 of roll of salami in the display refrigerator unit is spoiled, during time of inspection. This food product was removed from use, immediately.
4-01.1 (A): Food/food service article storage does not provide protection: Food/Food service article storage does not provide protection. * Rolls are not protected from roaches contamination in the storage bin in the front counter area. Management instructed to initiate immediate corrective action.
5-01.1: Food not protected from contamination: Food is not protected from contamination. * Dry storage for rolls are not protected from roaches, dead roaches are observed in the storage bin for rolls, during time of inspection. * Employees are preping food with bare hands without properly washing hands, during time of inspection. * Live roaches are harboring in the meat slicer and sliced food items is not protected from unclean equipment and/or vermins. Management instructed to initiate immediate corrective action.
7-01 (D): Roach infestation: Roach infestation is present. * Live roaches are observed in the food prep area. * Live roaches are observed harboring in the meat slicer, during time of inspection. Management instructed to initiate immediate corrective action.
9-02.1: Employee hands not washed before food handling: Employee hands are not washed prior to food handling activities. * Employee hands are not washed properly, hand sink station is lacking hand soap and hand towel at the hand sink station in the food prep area. Management instructed to initiate immediate corrective action.
9-04 (B): Wiping cloths used in unapproved manner: Wiping cloths are used in an unapproved manner. * Wiping cloths used in the food prep area are not clean. * Wiping cloths are not stored in a properly labeled container with sanitizer sloution in the food prep area.
10-02.2 (A): Multi-use utensils not properly cleaned, sanitized: Multi-use utensils are not properly cleaned and sanitized. * Food equipments are not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized in the 3-basin sink. Management instructed to initiate immediate corrective action.
10-02.3: Equipment for cleaning, sanitizing improperly operated: Equipment used for cleaning/sanitizing is improperly operated. * No sink stoppers are provided for all three basins at the 3-basin sink. Management instructed to initiate immediate corrective action.
10-04.0: Oversized equipment not properly washed or sanitized: Oversized equipment is not properly washed or sanitized. * Meat slicer is harboring live roaches and is in unsanitary conditions, duringtime of inspection. Management instructed to initiate immediate corrective action.

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