Seven Weld County food establishments require re-inspection after Aug. 31-Sept. 6 checks

The Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment recorded 34 retail food inspections from Aug. 31 through Sept. 6, 2026. Of those, 27 received a Pass, seven received a Re-Inspection Required grade and none resulted in a Closure.

The department grades each inspection Pass, Re-Inspection Required or Closure based on the points recorded by its inspector.

Required a re-inspection

Wings Pier, GREELEY, inspected Sept. 2, scored 109, Re-Inspection Required. The inspector wrote that employees did not demonstrate knowledge of food safety practices and were required to obtain training within 10 days. The inspection also found an obstructed hand sink, missing paper towels, improper glove use while handling cooked chicken, cooked seafood and eggs held above 41 degrees, food held beyond discard dates or without date markings, improper use of time as a public health control, octopus thawing at room temperature, flies landing on food and clean dishes, food stored on the floor, an outdoor watering can stored in a box of eggs, saturated wiping cloths and an improperly made ice bath for rice scoops. Many of the food-handling, storage and sanitation issues were marked corrected during the inspection. The fly issue was to be corrected within 10 days, and the training requirement was also assigned a 10-day deadline. The department requires a re-inspection.

Gray's Cafe, AULT, inspected Sept. 1, scored 90, Re-Inspection Required. The record says the person in charge did not have a certified food protection manager, could not provide certification or did not have the manager present, without specifying which circumstance applied. The inspector also found bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods, a dish machine with no sanitizer, potatoes cooling too slowly, multiple foods above 41 degrees, food held beyond discard dates and cooked potatoes cooling at room temperature. The bare-hand contact, dish machine, cooling, temperature-control and discard-date issues were corrected during the inspection, including discarding the out-of-date meat. The food-protection-manager issue was to be corrected as soon as possible. The department requires a re-inspection.

Carniceria La Tuxpeña, GREELEY, inspected Sept. 3, scored 55, Re-Inspection Required. The record says the person in charge did not have a certified food protection manager, could not provide certification or did not have the manager present, without specifying which circumstance applied. The inspection also found a hand sink being used to hold a scraper and lacking paper towels, improper glove use after handling raw beef, black mold inside the ice machine, sanitizer measuring above 200 parts per million and mouse droppings near dried beans and spices. Flies were found throughout the building, including inside a spice bucket and on food-contact surfaces. Several issues were corrected during the inspection; the ice machine and pest issues were marked for immediate correction. The department requires a re-inspection.

Inta Juice, GREELEY, inspected Aug. 31, scored 55, Re-Inspection Required. The inspector observed employees moving from order taking, entering the kitchen from the back, or switching from handling dirty dishes to clean dishes without washing their hands. Both food-preparation hand sinks lacked soap. The inspector also found black mold in the ice machine and mold in the ice, as well as bananas stored on the floor. The handwashing, soap and banana-storage issues were corrected during the inspection. The mold observation called for immediate cleaning and sanitizing of the ice machine. The department requires a re-inspection.

La Patrona Market Food Truck, a mobile unit, inspected Sept. 2, scored 55, Re-Inspection Required. The inspection found cheese, raw chicken and shredded lettuce at 47 to 48 degrees in coolers that had an ambient temperature of 45 degrees; cooked peppers at 114 degrees without temperature control; salsa at 127 degrees and 65 degrees without temperature control; and no test strips for chlorine sanitizer. The foods were moved to a freezer and measured at or below 41 degrees by the end of the inspection, a time tag was created for the peppers, and the salsas were moved to a freezer. The cooler maintenance appointment was to be followed up at re-inspection. The sanitizer test strips were to be followed up at the next inspection. The department requires a re-inspection.

Stinker Stores #346, KERSEY, inspected Sept. 1, scored 55, Re-Inspection Required. The record says the store lacked documentation of employee illness training and did not have a required plan for cleaning up vomiting or diarrheal events. The inspector also found an employee handling cooked pizza rolls after touching personal AirPods without washing hands, improper glove use, a dented can on customer shelving and fully cooked sausage held beyond its discard date. The observations say the issues were corrected during the inspection, including removal of the can and discarding the sausage. The department requires a re-inspection.

Georgia Boys BBQ Greeley, a mobile unit, inspected Sept. 2, scored 52, Re-Inspection Required. An employee was observed re-entering the unit after turning on a generator without changing gloves or washing hands. The inspection also found a handwashing sink being used to store items, a soiled towel used on knives, coleslaw and potato salad between 52 and 60 degrees in coolers with ambient temperatures of 55 to 60 degrees, and soiled wiping cloths without measurable sanitizer. The observations say the issues were corrected during the inspection; the cold foods were placed on time control. The department requires a re-inspection.