Taco Mex

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
  Inspector note: No date marking for the food items in walk-in units. Provide.
  code 590.003/3-501.17-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
  Inspector note: Slicer with dried up debris. Clean and sanitize properly.
  code 590.004/4-601.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
  Inspector note: Handsink at prep area used to store soiled containers. Discontinue use for handwashing only.
  code 590.005/5-205.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
  Inspector note: No Allergen Awarness Certification posted. Provide.
  code 590.002(C)/2-102.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
  Inspector note: Wiping Clothes stored soiled on counters at prep area. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
  code 590.003/3-304.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
  Inspector note: Several food items stored on the floor inside the walk-in. Elevate properly. Egg stored above lettuce inside walk-in unit. Elevate properly.
  code 590.003/3-305.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Several shelves throughout establishment soiled. Interior of some refrigerating unit soiled. Clean all properly.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
  Inspector note: Loose debris and piled up cardboard boxes at the rear exterior of establishment. Remove and clean properly.
  code 590.006/6-501.114-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 28, 2022: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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