El Rey Del Taco & Burrito

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1459466 DATED 5/6/14 NOT CORRECTED :#32 REMOVE RUST FROM GREASE TRAP AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND REMOVE RUST FROM SHELF INSIDE REACH IN FREEZER. DURING INSPECTION FREEZER WAS EMPTIED OF ALL FOOD CONTENTS, UNPLUGGED, AND REMOVED FROM PREMISES. GREASE TRAP WAS SCRUBBED CLEAN. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-42-090
  code 14Priority
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated
  Inspector note: GREASE TRAP WAS CLEANED DURING INSPECTION BUT DAMAGED. WHEN REATTACHED THERE IS A SERIOUS LEAK IN THE GREASE TRAP. ABATE LEAK AND MAINTAIN GREASE TRAP. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 24
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 6, 2014: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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