EL LATINO RESTAURANT & CATERING

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Inspection history

1. Apr 8, 2026

   ✓
   5 violations

   • Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
   • Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
   • Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
   • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
   • Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred

2. Mar 26, 2026

   ✕
   7 violations

   • Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
   • Critical:Enough refrigerated storage equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained or operated so that all potentially hazardous foods are cooled properly and stored below 45�F as required.
   • Critical:Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
   • Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
   • Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
   • Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
   • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)

3. Oct 22, 2025

   ✓
   4 violations

   • Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
   • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
   • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
   • Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained

4. Oct 10, 2025

   ✓
   8 violations

   • Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
   • Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
   • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
   • Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
   • Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
   • Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
   • Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
   • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)

5. Oct 2, 2025

   ✕
   9 violations

   • Critical:Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140�F.
   • Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
   • Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
   • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
   • Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin
   • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
   • Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
   • Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
   • Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans

6. Sep 23, 2025

   ✕
   10 violations

   • Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
   • Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
   • Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
   • Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
   • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
   • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
   • Critical:Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
   • Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
   • Critical:Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140�F.
   • Effective measures not used to control entrance (rodent-, insect-proof contruction). Harborage areas available for rodents, insects and other vermin

7. Apr 25, 2025

   ✓
   7 violations

   • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
   • Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
   • Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
   • Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
   • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
   • Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
   • Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing

8. Nov 15, 2024

   ✓
   5 violations

   • Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
   • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
   • Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
   • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
   • Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required

9. Jun 28, 2024

   ✓
   1 violation

   • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)

10. Jun 12, 2024

    ✕
    3 violations

    • Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
    • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
    • Critical:Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140�F during hot holding.

11. Dec 6, 2023

    ✓
    1 violation

    • Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)

12. Nov 21, 2023

    ✕
    2 violations

    • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
    • Critical:Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140�F.

13. Oct 25, 2023

    ✕
    3 violations

    • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
    • Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
    • Critical:Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140�F.

14. Mar 27, 2023

    ✓
    6 violations

    • Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
    • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
    • In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
    • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
    • Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
    • Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.

15. Nov 3, 2022

    ✓
    3 violations

    • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
    • Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
    • Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils

16. Jun 28, 2022

    ✓
    2 violations

    • In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
    • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)

17. May 17, 2022

    ✕
    6 violations

    • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
    • Critical:Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.
    • Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
    • Handwashing facilities inaccessible, improperly located, dirty, in disrepair, improper fixtures, soap, and single service towels or hand drying devices missing
    • In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
    • Critical:Potentially hazardous foods such as salads prepared from potatoes or macaroni are not prepared as recommended using prechilled ingredients and not prechilled to 45�F or less as recommended before they are stored on buffet lines.

18. Dec 2, 2021

    ✓
    3 violations

    • Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
    • Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
    • Tobacco is used; eating, drinking in food preparation, dishwashing food storage areas

19. Aug 18, 2021

    ✕
    6 violations

    • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
    • Improper thawing procedures used
    • Insects, rodents present
    • Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
    • Critical:Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140�F.
    • Critical:Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate potentially hazardous food temperatures during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.

20. Aug 24, 2020

    ✕
    5 violations

    • Critical:Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140�F during hot holding.
    • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
    • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
    • Toilet facilities inadequate, inconvenient, dirty, in disrepair, toilet paper missing, not self-closing doors, missing hand wash signs
    • Critical:Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or below 45�F during cold holding, except smoked fish not kept at or below 38�F during cold holding.

21. Sep 10, 2019

    ✓

22. Aug 21, 2019

    ✕
    4 violations

    • Critical:Enough refrigerated storage equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained or operated so that all potentially hazardous foods are cooled properly and stored below 45�F as required.
    • Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
    • Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
    • Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)

23. Mar 25, 2019

    ✓

24. Feb 13, 2019

    ✓
    3 violations

    • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
    • Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
    • Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)

25. Jan 23, 2019

    ✕
    7 violations

    • Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
    • Critical:Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140�F during hot holding.
    • Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
    • Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
    • Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required
    • Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
    • Critical:Potentially hazardous foods are not cooled by an approved method where the food temperature can be reduced from 120oF to 70oF or less within two hours and 70oF to 45oF within four hours.