Rodriguez Grocery
Last inspected: Mar 30, 2026
26
Score
Rodriguez Grocery, located at 831 W Cumberland St, Philadelphia, PA, underwent a high-risk inspection on March 30, 2026. This inspection identified seven critical and six minor violations. Among the noted issues were improper practices regarding eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use, as well as concerns with adequate handwashing facilities and the condition of food.
1
Inspections
7
Critical latest
0
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 30, 2026
Routine
7 critical violations. 6 minor violations.
26
Violations — Mar 30, 2026 Inspection
Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
Inspector notes: An open employee's beverage container was observed in a food preparation area. New Violation.
46.151(a)
Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
Inspector notes: Paper towel dispenser empty at the handwash sink in the restroom area. New Violation.
46.941(a)-(e)
Food in good condition, safe, & unadulterated
Inspector notes: - Observed open cans of tomato sauce and cheese inside cold prep cooler. Contents are to be removed from can and properly stored after opening. New Violation.
46.201
Food separated & protected
Inspector notes: - Uncovered deli meat and bacon observed inside closed display case. New Violation.
46.281
Proper date marking & disposition
Inspector notes: Potentially hazardous, ready-to-eat food, prepared in a food facility and held for more than 48 hours, located in the closed display case, was not date marked. New Violation.
46.385(b)
Time as a public health control; procedures & record
Inspector notes: Time in lieu of temperature being used in the food facility to control ready to eat potentially hazardous foods without written procedures or documentation to verify disposition of food in steam table. New Violation.
46.385(c)
Toxic substances properly identified, stored & used
Inspector notes: Employee medicines and personal hygiene products stored on shelf in back storage room area, and were not stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment or utensils. New Violation.
46.1027
Thermometer provided & accurate
Inspector notes: Temperature measuring devices for ensuring proper temperatures of food are not available or readily accessible. New Violation.
46.632
Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: - Working bulk food ingredient storage bottles are not labeled with the common name of the food. New Violation.
46.422
In-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector notes: - Spoons for coffee and steam observed in container of room temperature water. - Serving utensils located in food prep area stored with food contact surfaces exposed to hand contact when retrieved for service. New Violation.
46.302
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
Inspector notes: - The chest freezers in the back area does not meet NSF or ANSI-Sanitation design standards. - Garbage grinder in facility observed defective when turned on. - Observed non-NSF/ANSI approved drying racks and storage racks in the kitchen and back storage area. New Violation.
46.671
Non-food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: - Dust observed on retail shelving. - Spotted dirt observed on shelving in reach-in cooler. - Reach-in cooler tracks observed with food debris. - Heavy ice accumulation observed inside chest freezer. New Violation.
46.714
Physical facilities installed, maintained, & clean
Inspector notes: - Misc trash observed on floor around ATM machine. - Observed food debris/grease accumulation on the floor underneath the fryers. New Violation.
46.981(a)(b)(c)(g)(n)
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
Nearby Restaurants