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Los Panchos Restaurant

Other food place · San Francisco, CA

1 inspection

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What happened?

4 problems found · 1 marked critical · Health department inspection, · Feb 17, 2026

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  1. Marked critical: Time as a control not marked or logged 8How to fixFix it
  2. Food thawed the wrong way 26How to fixFix it
  3. Equipment in poor repair 35How to fixFix it

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Source: San Francisco Department of Public Health

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From Food Code 3-501.19

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Inspections

From San Francisco Department of Public Health · 1 inspection on record · Last checked Oct 7, 2026

The health department visited once in the last 12 months (1 other).

The department inspects each food facility on its own schedule and posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection.

Every visit

  1. LatestFeb 17, 2026Pass

    This one: Pass, inspected Feb 17, 2026.

    4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.

    Critical (1)

    • Marked critical by San Francisco Department of Public Health

      Time as a control not marked or logged

      The department's words

      8 Time as a public health control; procedures & records

      Label all potentially hazardous foods for use with Time as a Public Health Control implementation with the date and discard time. The discard time shall be 4 hours after food preparation has begun or after removing from proper temperature controls of 41°F or 135°F. Discard potentially hazardous foods, under Time as a Public Health Control, when 4 hours have elapsed. Obtain written approval for Tim

      Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.

      Food Code 3-501.19

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      The 4-hour option

      • Start with food at 41°F or below, or 135°F or above.
      • Mark the container with the discard time: 4 hours after it left temperature control.
      • Cook and serve, serve, or throw it out by that time.
      • Throw out any container with no time marked.

      From Food Code 3-501.19

      The 6-hour option (cold food only)

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      Time as a public health control (the 4-hour rule)

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    Not critical (3)

    • Food thawed the wrong way

      The department's words

      26 Approved thawing methods in use

      Discontinue thawing potentially hazardous foods at room temperature or in standing water. Use one of the following approved methods: - Under potable running water of sufficient velocity to wash away loose food particles using water no greater than 70°F for no more than 2 hours. - In a refrigeration unit at 41°F or below - In a microwave - As part of the cooking process

      Food Code 3-501.13

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      4 safe ways

      • 1. In the fridge (best): on the bottom shelf in a pan, at 41°F or below. Plan about 1 day per 4–5 pounds.
      • 2. Under cold running water: fully covered by water that is 70°F or colder, in a clean sink. Cook right away.
      • 3. In the microwave: then cook right away.
      • 4. As part of cooking: cook straight from frozen. Allow about 50% more time and probe to the usual temperature.

      From Food Code 3-501.13

      Never

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      Thawing frozen food

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    • Equipment in poor repair

      The department's words

      35 Equipment approved; clean; installed; good repair; capacity

      Ensure all equipment is approved, properly installed, clean, and maintained in good repair. Ensure all appliances are NSF-approved, commercial grade, durable, and easily cleanable.

      Food Code 4-101.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken

      Equipment in good repair

      In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken

      Fix and log it now

      Are you Los Panchos Restaurant? Fix it

    • Raw food not kept apart from ready-to-eat food

      The department's words

      27 Food separated and protected

      Ensure all food is separated and protected from potential cross contamination. Store produce and ready-to-eat foods completely separate or above raw foods including but not limited to raw eggs, fish, meat, ratites, game animals, and poultry. Provide adequate sneeze-guard protection, a container that has a tight fitting and securely attached lid, or dispense food from an approved mechanical dispens

      Food Code 3-302.11

      How can a restaurant or home fix this?

      Top to bottom

      • 1. Top: ready-to-eat food (salads, desserts, cut fruit, cooked leftovers, deli meat, cheese, drinks)
      • 2. Raw fish and seafood (cooked to 145°F)
      • 3. Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb; raw shell eggs (145°F)

      From Food Code 3-302.11

      Keep raw meat types apart

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      Fridge and freezer storage order

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Source: San Francisco Department of Public Health. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)

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About this record

The city's open data lists each violation with the department's standard wording. The inspector's own notes are in the report on the department's lookup: search for the name.

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San Francisco gives each inspection a result, not a score, so there is no typical range to show.

San Francisco posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection. Green, Pass: zero to 1 major violations at the inspection. Yellow, Conditional Pass: 2 or more major violations, corrected at the inspection, and a reinspection follows. Red, Closure: health hazards or major violations that can't be fixed right away. There is no score or letter grade.

Listed as
H25 - RESTAURANT 1,000 - 2,000 SQFT
Result
Pass
Source
San Francisco Department of Public Health

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Questions about Los Panchos Restaurant

When was Los Panchos Restaurant last inspected?

The health department last inspected Los Panchos Restaurant on Feb 17, 2026.

What did the health department find at Los Panchos Restaurant?

The health department listed 4 violations on Feb 17, 2026: Time as a control not marked or logged; Food thawed the wrong way; and Equipment in poor repair, and 1 more.

How often does San Francisco inspect restaurants?

The department inspects each food facility on its own schedule and posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection.

What does a critical item mean?

Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. On Feb 17, 2026, the health department marked 1 as critical.