Insect infestation eradicated at breakfast diner, BBQ food truck closed

GREEN

Walgreens, 3501 Lomas NE (July 3)

La Puerta de Los Ninos, 3001 Trellis NW (July7)

Smith’s, 5850 Eubank NE (July 7)

Atrisco Lights/ Mariah Shelter, 5004 Mariah NW (July 6)

Sonic, 9400 Golf Course NW (July 6)

Slate Street Café, 515 Slate NW (July 5)

Amerasia Sumo Sushi, 800 Third Street NW (July 5)

Canyon Transitional Rehab Center, 10101 Lagrima de Oro NE (July 6)

Walgreens, 5201 Central NE (July 5)

Princeton Place, 500 Louisiana a NE (July 5)

Walgreens, 3632 Menaul NE (July 3)

Applebee’s, 2711 Coors NW (July 3)

Brookdale Place of Albuquerque, 4910 Tramway Ridge NE (July 7)

Smith’s Fuel Center, 1313 Carlisle NE (July 3)

Shape Up Nutrition, 6001 Lomas NE (July 6)

La Carreta Hotdogs and Tacos, 504 Old Coors SW (July 7)

Chick-Fil-A, 1600 Gibson SE (July 6)

Heidi’s Raspberry Farm, 3427 Vassar NE (July 5)

Blake’s, 1640 Gibson SE (July 6)

LFS Culinary Program, 211 Jefferson NE (July 6)

Blue Bell Creameries, 2220 Vista Oriente NW (July 6)

Keva Juice, 5600 Coors NW (July 6)

Hong Kong Buffet, 10100 Coors NW (July 5)

Camino Healthcare, 1509 University NE (July 6)

Dollar Tree, 3211 Coors SW (July 3)

Grandma’s Diner, 2500 Broadway SE (July 7)

Montebello on Academy, 10500 Academy NE (July 3)

Big D’s Wiener Tent Catering, 1601 Fourth Street NW (July 6)

Tikka Spice, 4321 Ellison NE (July 4)

Full of Heart Café, 6320 Zuni SE (July 5)

Sunnyside Learning Academy, 515 Old Coors SW (July 6)

Westgate Community Center, 10001 De Vargas SW (July 6)

Gordon Bernell Charter School, 2821 Fourth Street NW (July 5)

CCS Catering and Concession, 6431 Gibson SE (July 4)

Score 420 Central Retail, 2125 Central, (July 5)

Leaf & Flower, 5910 Gibson SE (July 3)

DBA Los Poblanos Town and Ranch Supplies, 1318 Fourth Street NW (July 7)

Flowers and Herb Markets, 119 San Pasquale SW (July 5)

Denny’s, 5201 San Antonio NE (July 7)

Minerva Canna Group, 5800 Gibson SE (July 3)

Taco Mania, 806 Old Coors SW (July 7)

Babe’s Market, 5701 Gibson SE (July 6)

Full of Heart Café, 6320 Zuni SE (July 5)

RED

Nomad’s BBQ, 3851 Rio Grande NW (July 7)

Result: Immediate Closure

Observed interior of the refrigerator with caked on soil build up on the bottom and holding racks. Observed refrigerator unit not holding time controlled for food safety foods below 41 degrees. Raw beef holding 56.05 degrees. Potato salad holding 59 degrees. Queso holding 52.05 degrees. Observed no hot water or cold water available for hand washing and dish washing.

Observed facility has no means of providing adequate cold holding for TCS foods requiring that holding facility’s only refrigeration unit was not functioning. Also no running water to hand wash and to clean and sanitize at the three-compartment sink. These are imminent health hazards. Facility is closed and will contact environmental health once everything is brought to compliance.

Observed hand wash sink not operating to no water in the mobile unit.

Denny’s, 5201 San Antonio NE (July 5)

Result: Immediate Closure; passed follow up inspection.

Facility has evidence of ongoing roach infestation resulting in immediate closure of facility. Person in charge failed to ensure that employees follow necessary procedures to properly prevent contamination and protect consumers and staff from an imminent health hazard.

Observed reach in cooler in the kitchen area and saute station with significant debris such as liquid pooled eggs on the surfaces.

Observed small gaps along the bottom of the back door leading to the outside by the dish area. Observed live roaches within the kitchen at the egg station by floor drain, and behind egg station trash can and underneath the prep cooler, and table where plates are stored. Pest control treated the facility on June 26 and was to return due to live activity found on July 2, however CHPD did not see record of their return.

Observed significant amounts of dead roaches throughout facility including in areas such as mop sink, chemical storage, dish machine, pantry, server line and throughout kitchen under equipment and inside equipment cubbies.

Observed fixed equipment in the kitchen with plumbing lines, gas lines and openings behind with no ability to clean the area. Observed significant food, debris and grease build up on the sides, on the casters, underneath and on top of equipment such as flat top, fryer, reach in coolers, saute station and dish machine area. Observed debris build up in service area cabinets and storage areas.

Observed significant debris build up inside the floor drains throughout kitchen and dish area. Observed missing floor drain covers in the kitchen. Observed significant heavy amounts of food debris and grease build up on the floors and walls throughout facility, under and behind hand washing stations, equipment under and in openings behind the equipment such as reach in coolers, fryers, dish machine.

Observed holes in walls and ceiling throughout facility in areas such as at plumbing fixtures by mop sink, electrical outlet with no plate cover at kitchen pass through, small holes in wall across from oven, by omelet station reach in cooler, by beverage lines into ceiling, at the wall and shelving next to the back door in the server station, behind the cooking equipment at electrical lines, and seams of drywall, and metal corner molding coming off of walls exposing gaps into the wall at kitchen pass through and the wall’s end by the utensil rack/combi-oven. Observed grout having eroded away or missing in the dish area, and kitchen with pooling water, grease and food debris inside.

Observed debris build up on ventilation system and the surrounding area in the kitchen and service. Observed significant grease build up in hood system.

Roach infestation within the kitchen area, with live roaches present at egg station grill and prep cooler. Person in charge was issued a notice of closure and suspension.

These are summaries of Albuquerque Environmental Health restaurant inspections. For more information, or to view a searchable database of city restaurant inspections, visit the Environmental Health’s inspection results page here.

For questions or concerns, please contact interim business editor John Leacock at jleacock@abqjournal.com