El Ranchito Tacos

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE PASSENGER WINDOW CRACKED AND UNABLE TO CLOSE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED THE CEILING PEELING INSIDE OF THE FOOD TRUCK. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE ALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. 4-602.13 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED GREASE AND DIRT DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE FRYER, IN BETWEEN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDERNEATH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
  code 49
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
  Inspector note: 5-103.11(B) OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK (100F) AND INADEQUATE HOT WATER AT THE HAND WASHING SINK (90F). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ADEQUATE HOT WATER AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AT LEAST 110F AND AT THE HAND WASHING SINK AT LEAST 100F AT ALL TIMES. MAANGER REPAIRED THE HOT WATER DURING THE INSPECTION AND BY THE END OF THE INSPECTION, THE HOT WATER AT THE AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WAS MAINTAINING 110F AND THE HOT WATER AT THE HAND WASHING SINK WAS MAINTAINING 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
  code 50
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-205.15(C) OBSERVED NO COLD RUNNING WATER AT THE HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. THE MANAGER REPAIRED THE COLD WATER KNOB AT THE HAND WASHING SINK DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
  code 51
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: 5-402.13 OBSERVED WASTE WATER TANK LEAKING WASTE WATER FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE MOBILE FOOD PREPARER VEHICLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
  code 52

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 13, 2020: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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