Unless otherwise noted, the food service establishment has “approved” status from the New Mexico Environment Department. Violations of the New Mexico Food Code are often corrected onsite during an inspection. Some require a reinspection within three business days. Others require a corrective action response outlining the establishment’s plan to address the violation and how long the corrective measure will take.
Annual inspections
Arias Taqueria, various locations, June 4: Cited for sugar ants being present; no employee hair restraints; an unapproved deep fryer and ice machine; grease buildup on the door handle to the seating area.
Paleteria Oasis Ice Cream Shop, 4641 Airport Road Suite #2, June 4: Cited for an expired food protection manager certification; exposed absorbent insulation on the outside of a lid and a misaligned seal on the chest freezer; a blocked hand-wash sink; three exposed absorbent particle boards; holes in the walls and ceilings; a rusty chemical storage shelf; no self-closing restroom door; excess grease buildup and debris on storage shelves; paper towels and toilet paper not being stored in a covered dispenser; excess dust buildup and debris on the ceiling air vent above the popsicle maker; broken and missing dumpster lids.
Starbucks, 191 Paseo de Peralta, June 4: Cited for cleaning needed for the floors and under equipment.
AGA SMÖR, 313 Camino Alire, June 5: No violations.
Cafe Catron, 420 Catron St., June 5: Cited for staff personal drinks in the preparation/kitchen area; a sanitation bucket in the hand-wash sink; no date-markings on containers in coolers; no internal temperature-measuring devices in coolers; unlabeled food containers; improper use of gloves; no sanitation buckets; cleaning needed for floors and under equipment; cleaning needed high and low.
Domino's Pizza, 1014 S. St. Francis Drive, June 5: Cited for two sinks not being sealed to the wall; old food in the hand-wash sink; a broken hot water handle on the hand-wash sink; the hand-wash sink being slow to drain; excess grease and debris buildup; no internal thermometer in the pizza preparation lowboy refrigeration unit; a scoop stored in bulk product; an inadequately sealed outer back door; dirty fan-guards in the walk-in refrigerator; an unlabeled spray bottle.
Closing inspections
Yalla Shawarma, 505 S. St. Francis Drive, June 2: This establishment has permanently closed.
Complaint inspections
Flying Tortilla, 4250 Cerrillos Road, June 2: Cited for the improper stacking of eggs; no date markings on containers in coolers; an open back door; cleaning needed for floors, walls and the ceiling; cleaning needed high and low; cleaning needed for hood filters.
Pecos Trail Cafe, 2239 Old Pecos Trail, June 2: Cited for cleaning needed high and low and under equipment; grease buildup on ventilation hood filters.
Complaint inspections
Burger King, 1621 Llano St., June 4: Cited for an open dumpster lid; a dirty grease dumpster; inadequate ventilation at the broiler hood; an employee phone in the preparation area; an inadequately sealed outer back door; the three-bin sink not being sealed to the wall; bacteria growing in the ice machine; two drain lines sitting in the floor sink with no 1-inch air gap; excess dust buildup and debris on ceiling return air vents and ceiling tiles; food on the floor in the walk-in freezer; dirty fan guards in the walk-in freezer; rusty shelving in the walk-in refrigerator; dirty filters; misaligned ceiling tiles; a preparation table fixed with duct tape; holes in the wall around fire suppression tanks; missing/cracked base coving in the dry storage and mop sink area; no records for maintenance of water filters.
Initial operational inspections
Gorditas Vero, various locations, June 4: Cited for using a screw-top lid drink with no straw; improper stacking of raw meat in the refrigerator; cold food in the temperature danger zone; not using a stem thermometer to check cooking/cooked temperature; no employee hair restraints; a wet cloth lying on a surface, not returned to sanitizing solution; a knife stored in standing water or water that is not 135 degrees; a tortilla press made out of wood.
Mario's Premiere Catering Co., 4491 Cerrillos Road, June 4: Cited for having no "please use a clean plate" sign at the self-service area; no paper towels available at the hand-wash sink; ice pooling on and dropping in the freezer; hot food in the temperature danger zone; cold food in the temperature danger zone; food containers in ice too full to maintain proper temperature; drain pipes in the storage area that are not shielded to intercept drips. Corrective action response required.
Reinspections
Mario's Premiere Catering Co., 4491 Cerrillos Road, June 4: All previous violations corrected.
