Closures & Major Violations

DGS Deli & Market, 1418 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Ave NE. Inspected August 18. Inspectors found two dead mice and rodent droppings at the cash register, beverage station, and back storage room, plus more than 20 droppings on a prior visit. The store was operating on an expired permit with no permit posted. Result: Closure re-inspection required. A follow-up on August 21 returned an Approved grade, though inspectors noted the person in charge had not removed droppings from the back storage room and salad bowls.

Encino Mid-Town Mealsite, 609 Encino Pl NE. Inspected August 19. Inspectors found rodents and cockroaches, both living and dead, throughout the kitchen: more than 10 dead and 5 alive, with droppings across the facility. The ice machine had an extreme buildup of orange organic matter, and sanitizer measured 25 ppm, below the required range. Result: Closure re-inspection required.

Quesadilla Way LLC, 5305 Gibson Blvd SE. Inspected August 19. Every cold-held item in the walk-in cooler and make table was above 50 degrees, and staff had propped the walk-in freezer door open to cool the adjacent cooler, which still read above 60 degrees. Raw ground pork and beef were stored above ready-to-eat food, and the handwashing sink had no soap. Result: Closure re-inspection required. The establishment's operating status is listed as Closed.

Tenampa Restaurant LLC, 101 98th St NW, 105. Inspected August 18. The dish machine ran with no detergent at zero ppm sanitizer, the person in charge could not explain proper food cooling, and the handwashing sink was missing its drain and pipes. Baby toys, bouncers, and bottles were stored on shelves with dry goods and single-service items, and the facility held an expired permit. Result: Closure re-inspection required. A corrective action visit on August 20 upgraded the facility but returned an Unsatisfactory grade, requiring another re-inspection.

Filibertos, 5201 4th St NW. Inspected August 21. Inspectors found Raid stored in the back room, a stripped hot water valve at a hand sink, and two cooler units holding at 50 and 46.7 degrees. The facility had no certified food protection manager. Result: Unsatisfactory, re-inspection required.

Love and Care Child Development, 5407 4th St NW. Inspected August 17. The facility used spring-loaded mouse traps with nothing to control German roaches, had a gap behind the kitchen refrigerator, and had no certified food protection manager. Result: Unsatisfactory, re-inspection required.

Burgers N More, 5500 Central Ave SW. Inspected August 19. Six dead pests sat behind the straw and lid containers, chlorine sanitizer failed to meet parameters, and the hood system dripped grease onto equipment above the flat top and fryers. The facility had no certified food protection manager and no temperature logs. Result: Unsatisfactory, re-inspection required. A corrective action visit the same day upgraded the facility to Conditional Approved after a sanitizer bucket was made.

Yumis Kitchen LLC, 4200 Wyoming Blvd NE, C2. Inspected August 17. Vegetables and cooked chicken sat out at room temperature, with chicken at 89 degrees and multiple items in the 60s and 70s. More than a dozen pooled eggs were held with no order to fill, raw eggs were stored above ready-to-eat food, and the posted permit was an expired provisional. Result: Closure re-inspection required. A second inspection the same day, focused on training and records, returned Approved.

Conditional Approvals

Alonso Arturos Mexican Restaurant, 10120 Central Ave SW. Inspected August 21. Fix the leaking three-compartment sink faucet, label spice containers, cover stored food including a pot of birria kept on the floor, and start temperature and calibration logs. A corrective action visit the same day addressed several items and returned Approved.

Circle K 2622024, 6300 Central Ave SE. Inspected August 18. Two refrigerated display cases could not hold food below 41 degrees, with items reading up to 61 degrees. Repair the coolers, clean the ice cream freezer's ice buildup, and move bleach stored next to food.

Paleteria La Michoacana Del Sur, 1720 Bridge Blvd SW. Inspected August 20. Repair the hole in the walk-in cooler floor and the leak under the cold holding case, cover ice cream and toppings, and obtain a certified food protection manager. No temperature or calibration logs were on hand.

Peter Defries Corp DBA Dion's, 6308 4th St NW. Inspected August 17. Pizza prep items held at 44 and 45 degrees, 8 to 10 live flies were in the prep area, and two cans of Hot Shot insecticide were in food service areas. Fix cold holding, remove the unapproved pesticides, and stock the back hand sink with soap.

Pop Pops LLC, 6300 San Mateo Blvd NE, I 1. Inspected August 20. Clean the ice machine baffle and interior, repair the front hand sink's broken hot water knob, and add allergen notice for unpackaged food. No certified food protection manager on staff.

Quality Inn ABQ East, 450 Paisano St NE. Inspected August 18. Sanitizer measured zero ppm in the wiping cloth container, no food thermometer or sanitizer test kit was available, and there was no certified food protection manager. A corrective action visit on August 20 upgraded the facility to Approved; inspectors noted the person in charge had hidden the yellow sticker in the kitchen and would receive a civil penalty.

Panaderia Pastelandia, 600 Louisiana Blvd SE, #F. Inspected August 17. A corrective action visit upgraded the bakery to Conditional Approved after food contact surfaces were cleaned, date labels were added, and handwashing soap was obtained. The routine inspection the same day had ordered a closure re-inspection over dead cockroaches, an expired permit, a leaking hand sink, and unlabeled bulk ingredients.

Notable Passes

123 Child Development Center, 1701 Broadway Blvd SE. An unlabeled spray bottle of Pine-Sol, food stored on the pantry floor, and a pantry floor made of unsealed plywood.

Albertsons, 8100 Ventura St NE. Across four permits: a soiled mop head in the service sink basin, spilled milk on the dairy walk-in floor, and an employee handling ready-to-eat crackers with bare hands.

Alice King Community School, 8100 Mountain Rd. A slotted spoon stored with dried bean debris, an enclosed kitchen built without a handwashing station, and staff without food handler cards.

Ambica Inc. Holiday Inn & Suites Albuquerque Airport, 1501 Sunport Pl SE. Buffet items in the lobby held above 41 degrees, with sliced cheese at 57 and strawberries at 54, plus a rear door that did not seal.

Apple Canyon Gourmet, 1301 Cuesta Abajo Ct NE. No certified food protection manager and staff without food handler cards.

Baby Panther LLC DBA Sister, 407 Central Ave NW. Bar ice bins with no lids, inadequate air gaps at the hand sink and three-compartment sink, and no temperature or calibration logs.

BJS Restaurant and Brewhouse, 2100 Louisiana Blvd NE. Two vegetable dicers and knives stored with food debris, an employee blowing into gloves before donning them near raw ground beef, and a substantial leak above the dish machine. Missing floor drain covers on a second permit.

Caterpillar Clubhouse Day Care LLC, 4221 Silver Ave SE. Clorox wipes and spray stored in the food pantry.

Chile Traditions, 6919 Montgomery Blvd NE. A three-compartment sink holding the previous day's dirty dishes and a toilet room door that did not self-close.

Churchs Chicken #694, 5112 4th NW. Black soil buildup in the ice machine chute, an unlabeled spray bottle, and a 10-by-4-inch hole near the receiving area.

Circle K Store #2706247, 5605 4th St NW. Water-damaged particle board under the front prep sink, missing evening temperature logs, and a dead pigeon in the water heater closet was not listed here but noted at the Central Ave store.

Comfort Suites, 1401 Woodward Rd SE. No sanitizer test kit and an employee donning new gloves without washing hands.

Dashmart, 1431 Mercantile Ave NE. Torn garbage bags of rice pudding and deli meat stored on the ground between pallets, and an unclean outdoor refuse area.

Daves High Desert Grill, 5200 Eubank Blvd NE, B-5. A corrective action visit confirmed the cold holding, temperature log, and calibration violations had been fixed.

Dollar Tree #8068, 6211 4th St NW, 13 A. Yellow and green hot dogs in the cold display case and no hand drying at the backroom restroom.

Dominos Pizza, 2400 12th St NW, C. No thermometer available for the undercounter cooler.

Eat My Thai Cuisine, 5303 Gibson Blvd SE. A follow-up on a substantiated complaint found three dead cockroaches, curries hot-held at 108 and 120 degrees, and linen bags blocking the hand sink.

Fairfield/TownePlace Albuquerque Uptown, 2160 Louisiana Blvd NE. Cooked sausage at 129 degrees, green chile at 48 degrees, and an employee warming food while wearing rings.

Hayashi Hibachi Sushi, 6321 San Mateo Blvd NE. A dish machine data plate rubbed illegible and raw chicken stored above boxes of cucumbers in the walk-in.

Healthy Nutrition, 640 Coors Blvd NW. An employee took money between making shakes without washing hands, and no certified food protection manager.

Jack in the Box, 10100 Central Ave SE. Untimed mayo and jalapenos on the cook line, missing floor drain covers, and no soap at the kitchen hand sink.

Laguna Burger, 2400 12th St NW. Sanitizer at zero ppm and prep-top items at 49 to 55 degrees, both corrected on site.

Little Caesar's, 2529 San Mateo Blvd NE. Chemical spray bottles stored next to food and above baking sheet pans.

Little Caesars 512, 101 98th St NW, 100. Debris inside reach-in coolers, eight dead flies in a light shield above the three-compartment sink, and a broken walk-in cooler door handle.

Los Cuates North, 4901 Lomas Blvd NE. Black buildup in the bar ice machine and a bar floor drain filled with trash and debris.

Marios Pizza and Pasta Express Inc, 5700 4th St NW, F. Prep-top items at 45 to 58 degrees and grease dripping from the hood above the fryers.

Monterey Motel, 2402 Central Ave SW. A bar ice bin without a lid and chopped limes uncovered in the reach-in cooler.

Mrs. Sprinkles Ice Cream, 3107 Eubank Blvd NE, 18. A dented can of strawberry puree, no hand drying at the sink, and an employee preparing ice cream while wearing a watch and bracelets.

Whataburger, 200 98th St NW. Debris buildup inside walk-in and reach-in coolers and on hot holding equipment, plus buildup on ceiling vent covers throughout.

Yummy's Mini Donuts & Ice Cream, 1 Central Ave NW, D. Sanitizer at zero ppm in the three-compartment sink and unlabeled containers of nuts and candy above the sink.

No Significant Violations

• Advance Fresh Concepts Franchise Corporation (AFC) — 8100 Ventura St NE
• Starbucks — 2400 12th St NW
• Sunport Park Hospitality LLC DBA Comfort Suites — 1401 Woodward Rd SE
• Twisters Commissary — 1311 Cuesta Abajo Ct NE, H
• Village Inn — 2282 Wyoming Blvd NE