Best Taco & Burrito Joint

November 30, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings15
critical findings4

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 5-204.11 OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. THERE WAS PREVIOUSLY A HANDWASHING SINK IN THIS AREA AND IT WAS REMOVED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • 6-301.12 NO PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT SUPPLIED PAPER TOWELS AT MY REQUEST. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION. • 6-301.11 NO HAND SOAP WAS PROVIDED AT THE HANDWASHING SINK OUTSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND SOAP AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). SEE VIOLATION #10 ABOVE FOR CITATION.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(N) OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
Inspector note: 3-301.11(B) OBSERVED FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES HAVE BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS (TOMATOES AND TORTILLAS) DURING FOOD PREPARATION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOOD IS PROHIBITED. MUST USE GLOVES, DELI TISSUE, OR OTHER MEANS TO PREVENT ALL BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. PRIORITY 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
code 9Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: 3-501.17 OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS (SALSA) NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE DISCARDED OR USED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK ALL READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS WITH A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS AFTER PREPARATION WITH THE DATE OF PREPARATION COUNTING AS DAY 1. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: 4-302.12 OBSERVED NO METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER CAPABLE OF TAKING HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-302.12 OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED WITH NAME OF INGREDIENTS OR COMMON NAME OF FOOD. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR OF THE HVAC CLOSET AROUND THE WATER HEATER AND 10 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FOOD STORAGE SHELVES NEXT TO THE CHEST FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM THE PREMISES. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST PROBLEM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: 3-304.14 OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WET WIPING CLOTHS IN A CONTAINER OF SANITIZER WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-501.11 OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE DOORS OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE TORN DOOR GASKETS.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-602.13 DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR DOOR TRACKS OF THE COCA-COLA PREP COOLER, OVEN, SLICER, SHREDDER, AND CAN OPENER BLADE.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-205.15 OBSERVED A SLOW DRAIN AT THE FRONT EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK. MUST REPAIR SO THAT THE SINK DRAINS PROPERLY.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.11 OBSERVED A LARGE OPENING IN THE WALL BEHIND THE GREASE TRAP. MUST SEAL THE WALL IN THIS AREA.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT THE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: PA 100-0367 OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS WITHOUT PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 22, 2017: 15 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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