Diner gets a downgrade

Journal staff report, Albuquerque Journal, N.M.
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Aug. 2—Denny's on San Mateo was downgraded, thanks in part to debris build up on windows, doors, filters and freezers.

Tender Heart and Copper Canyon Café are back in the green.

GREEN

Sam's Club, 300 Eubank NE (July 28)

Loyal Order of Moose, 2121 Edith NE (July 27)

Smith's, 5850 Eubank NE (July 28)

Southwest Child Care Center, 11800 Lomas NE (July 24)

Copper Canyon Café, 5455 Gibson SE (July 26)

Sam's Club, 10600 Coors Bypass NW (July 25)

Old Navy, 4900 Cutler NE (July 27)

East Gate Kids Child Care, 12120 Copper NE (July 24)

Asian Noodle Bar, 318 Central SW (July 26)

Roadrunner Child Development, 608 Chelwood Park NE (July 24)

Mario's Pizza and Pasta Express, 5700 4th Street NW (July 24)

Precious Moments Childcare Center, 4011 Ladera NW (July 28)

Tender Heart, 4308 Tulane NE (July 26)

Frost Gelato, 2201 Q NE (July 27)

Compass One, 1201 Menaul NE (July 27)

Taco Sal, 9621 Menaul NE (July 27)

The Cheesecake Factory, 6600 Menaul NE (July 27)

Ariana Halal Market, 1401 San Mateo NE (July 28)

Forasteros Mexican Food, 8801 Central NE (July 27)

Stuffed Lust Sopapilla Company, 6320 Zuni SE (July 25)

Crossmark at Sam's Club, 300 Eubank NE (July 28)

Bosque Trails, 4631 Micordelia NW (July 26)

Farmacy Coffee Shop, 3718 Central SE (July 28)

Altura Preparatory School, 8650 Alameda, Building 28 West, NE (July 26)

Wendy's, 10169 Coors NW (July 26)

Kamikaze Kitchen, 3517 Wyoming NE (July 27)

Storming Crab NM, 5001 San Mateo NE (July 24)

Little Butterflies Learning Center, 11216 Phoenix NE (July 26)

Fieldhouse DBA Zanzibar Island, 4101 Paseo del Norte NE (July 27)

Phat Stax Nob Hill, 114 Tulane SE (July 28)

Sandia View Cottonwood, 10401 Vista del Sol NW (July 26)

Ay Mi Mexico Restaurant, 5015 Menaul NE (July 24)

High Desert Relief, 3320 Coors NW (July 24)

R Greenleaf Organics, 4414 Menaul NE (July 27)

2 Pequenos Corazones, 2450 Juan Tabo NE (July 26)

Ziggi's Coffee, 5200 Menaul NE (July 28)

Sawmill Cannabis Co., 2437 Menaul NE (July 27)

Everest Cannabis Co., 6010 Coors NW (July 24)

Ultra Health Westside, 5115 Coors NW (July 24)

Oasis Cannabis Co., 3500 Menaul NE (July 27)

El Chamo Arabe, 5017 Menaul NE (July 24)

Organtica, 722 Lomas NW (July 26)

RED

Denny's, 2400 San Mateo NE (July 24)

Result: Downgrade

Observed package of frozen potatoes with a hole in the bag. Observed uncovered containers of cream gravy, biscuits, pancake mix. Observed debris build up inside ice cream reach in freezer. Observed debris build up inside reach in cooler and freezers as well as in walk in freezers.

Observed ham, brown gravy, tomatoes, turkey, sausage and beaten eggs all out of temperature. Observed two cold holding tables temping above the allowed 41 degrees as well as a reach in cooler underneath the oven temping above 41 degrees.

Observed water in contact with cold holding food (sliced ham, tomatoes) in the reach in cooler. Observed debris build up on the inside and outside of the deep fryers, ovens, prep table and on reach in coolers and freezers shelving. Observed debris build on windows of doors to access front area to the kitchen area and on top of ice machine and on reach in coolers and freezers doors and handles. Observed debris build up on walls and floors throughout the facility. Observed debris build up on hood filters in the kitchen area.

Observed cook pick up wrapper of food off floor and proceed to start touching cold holding tomatoes. Observed no soap at hand washing sink.

These are summaries of Albuquerque Environmental Health restaurant inspections.

For questions or concerns, please contact retail reporter Cathy Cook at ccook@abqjournal.com.