Issue No. 73  •  May 30, 2026  •  Official Report ↗

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Editor's Note

This week's report covers 12 inspections at 10 establishments. Two facilities were ordered closed, both for failures that made basic sanitation impossible: one had no running water, the other had live rodents and cockroaches throughout. Three establishments lacked a certified food protection manager on staff.

Closures & Major Violations

These establishments were closed by inspectors or received violations serious enough to pose an immediate public health risk. Violations in this category include evidence of pests, improper food temperature control, contaminated food-contact surfaces, or conditions that create imminent danger to public health. A follow-up inspection is required before any closed establishment can reopen, and some may face additional scrutiny or civil penalties.

Dashmart, 1431 Mercantile Ave NE
Inspected May 19, 2026. The facility had no running water. Toilets contained unflushed human waste. Staff had placed a portable toilet outside the back door. Inspectors found flying insects throughout the kitchen, landing on food-contact surfaces after swarming from an uncovered trash can. Raspberry topping containers in the cooler had visible organic growth. The person in charge could not answer basic food safety questions. Staff told inspectors they believed they should stop making food. The food establishment permit is closed pending re-inspection. The retail permit for the same location passed separately.

Family Market & Grocery, 110 Wyoming Blvd SE
Inspected May 19, 2026. Inspectors found dead mice, live and dead cockroaches, live ants, a dead grasshopper, and live spiders throughout the facility. Glue traps held multiple rodents and roaches, some still alive. Rodent droppings and dead insects were on the sales floor. A storage room was packed with nonfunctional equipment, automotive parts, a tire, sheetrock, and leftover bread. An ice machine leaked onto the floor. No pest control plan existed. No food permit was posted. Closed pending re-inspection.

Loyal Order of Moose 1517, 2121 Edith Blvd NE
Inspected May 20, 2026. Initial inspection resulted in an Unsatisfactory grade. Half-and-half in an undercounter cooler measured 48 degrees. Floor drains in the bar lacked proper air gaps. No thermometers were in the walk-in cooler or undercounter unit. Sanitizer test strips were expired. Staff were dumping drinks in the handwashing sink. The facility has no certified food protection manager. The person in charge corrected four violations on site, including discarding the out-of-temperature item and cutting drain pipes to create air gaps. A Corrective Action Compliance report was issued the same day, bringing the status to Approved. No red sticker was posted.

Conditional Approvals

These establishments remain open but were given conditional approval following their inspection. They were found to have violations that, while not immediately dangerous, require prompt correction. Each must address the identified issues within a defined window set by inspectors. Failure to correct the violations within that timeframe triggers a mandatory re-inspection and may result in conditional status being revoked or the establishment being closed.

No conditional approvals this week.

Notable Passes

These establishments passed their inspections and are approved to operate, but received violations worth knowing about. The issues documented did not rise to the level required for closure or conditional status, but represent areas where food safety practices fell short of the standard. All entries include the establishment address so readers can identify locations they frequent.

Canteen Esperanza, 7311 Glenrio Rd NW
The ice machine lid was broken and taped. Holes in the kitchen walls near the oven and below the three-compartment sink where pipes come through.

Caritas Felices, 915 Montano Rd NW
Chlorine sanitizer in the kitchen bucket measured 25 ppm, below effective levels. Mouse droppings under the three-compartment sink near the floor drain. The PVC drain line at the sink was leaking. Base coving missing in two areas of the kitchen.

Dashmart (Retail), 1431 Mercantile Ave NE
No water at restroom faucets or toilets. Raw shell eggs stored above French onion dip. Raw beef above deli meat and sausages. Raw pork chorizo above carrot cake and salami. Raw ground turkey above lunch kits. Significant debris inside reach-in coolers and freezers.

Eloisa's New Mexican Cuisine, 7850 Zuni Rd SE
No food handler training records available. The only thermometer was an infrared model, which cannot measure internal temperatures. No thermometer in the freezer. No temperature logs or calibration logs for TCS foods.

La Petite Academy Inc., 7840 Constitution Ave NE
The assistant director running the kitchen since January 2026 had no food handler card. Chlorine sanitizer stored in the handwashing sink basin. A trash bag blocked access to the only kitchen handwashing sink. Two spray bottles of chlorine sanitizer measured 1,000 ppm, far above safe levels. Thermometers placed in the back of cold-holding units. No grade sticker posted.

San Felipe de Neri Catholic School, 2000 Lomas Blvd NW
No certified food protection manager on staff. No sanitizer test strips. Holes in the kitchen ceiling.

Taqueria Zapata, 1607 Broadway Blvd SE
No temperature logs for cooked barbacoa or elote. No calibration logs for thermometers.

No Significant Violations

These establishments passed their inspections with no significant violations. Minor paperwork or administrative issues may have been noted but did not affect their approval status. Addresses are included so readers can identify locations they visit.

• None this week

Albuquerque Food Safety Report

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