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Due to mandatory staff training, Jefferson County Department of Health will be closed on Monday, October 5, 2026. JCDH will reopen on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 7:45am.



EL GRAN CAFE CASTILLO
4435 GALLERIA BLVD HOOVER 35244


80  Score

Smoke Free Y
Inspection Type Regular
Inspected Date 9/28/2026
DeductedRemarks
4JCDH 2.2 Provide food safety training for all food handlers as required.// No food safety training provided for employee in the kitchen. JCDH 2.1 Provide a Certified Food Safety Manager, with card from JCDH, on the premises at all hours of operation when using on-site food safety training.// No food safety manager on duty during operation. (Owner stated he is scheduled take the course October 6-8, 2026)
44-601.11 Clean equipment food contact surfaces and utensils to sight and touch. (choppers, slicers, mixers, utensils in storage)// Can opener soiled with heavy dark grime and debris. COS PIC Voluntarily removed to 3 comp sink for wash rinse and sanitize.// Ice machine has an orange residue inside the ice chute. COS PIC Voluntarily shut ice machine down for cleaning.
43-501.17(A) Properly date mark all TCS food prepared in-house, when held for more than 24 hours, with the preparation date and date of discard—not to exceed 7 days including the date of preparation. // Shredded chicken in WI cooler without a prep or discard date. (Manager states it was prepared on Saturday 9/26/26.) COS PIC Voluntarily discarded.
14-501.12 Resurface or discard cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized. // Green cutting board has deep scoring.
13-304.14. 4-501.114 Provide chlorine solution at 50 to 200 ppm for storing cloths used to wipe counters and equipment.// No sanitizer bucket set up during operation.
14-903.11 Store clean equipment and utensils covered or inverted.// Several forks in the make table storage not inverted. // White to go containers not inverted on top of make table storage.
45-205.11 Cease using hand sinks for any purpose other than handwashing. // Sanitizer bucket sitting in the handwashing sink near the drink machine. // Heavy food debris inside handwashing sink across from the grill. COS PIC Voluntarily removed sanitizer bucket. 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel at each handwashing sink or group of adjacent sinks.// No paper towels at the handwashing sink near the grill. COS PIC Voluntarily replaced paper towels.
13-305.11 Store food at least 6 inches above the floor.// Silver pan of raw chicken sitting on the floor in WI cooler.
Central Health Center
(Guy M. Tate)

1400 Sixth Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Clinics
(205) 588-5234

Programs
(205) 933-9110
Eastern Health Center
601 West Blvd Roebuck
Birmingham, AL 35206
Programs and Clinics
(205) 588-5234
Western Health Center
631 Bessemer Super Hwy
Midfield, AL 35228
Programs and Clinics
(205) 588-5234
Hours of Operation:
All Centers are open 7:45am to 4:30pm.
Phone lines for clinic appointments open at 7:00am Monday through Friday.
The Environmental Health cashier closes at 4:00pm.

 

If this is a Medical Emergency call 911.
If you are a patient and need to reach your health care team after business hours for non-life threatening conditions, call (205) 588-5234.



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