El Taco Azteca

September 24, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A HAND DRYING PROVISION SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. EMPLOYEE PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION ABOVE. • 6-301.11 OBSERVED THE HAND CLEANSER SOAP DISPENSER NOT WORKING AND NOT DISPENSING SOAP TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING CLEANSER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
code 10Priority
Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulteratedcritical

Inspector note: 3-101.11 OBSERVED ROTTING FOOD (A HEAD OF CAULIFLOWER) IN THE WALK-IN COOLER ON THE SHELF WITH EXCESSIVE BLACK MOLD GROWING ON THE FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, DISCARD, DENATURE, AND NEVER ALLOW FOODS TO BECOME UNSAFE AT ANY TIME. THE MANAGER DISCARDED SAID FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-40-050(A).
code 13Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED AN INCOMPLETE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY (MISSING PAGE #1 AND UNSIGNED PAGE #2) ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL FOOD HANDLERS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: 4-501.114 OBSERVED A WAITRESS WASHING GLASSWARE AT THE ONE-COMPARTMENT SINK THAT IS LOCATED BEHIND THE BAR WITH SOAP AND WATER ONLY AND NOT PROPERLY WASHING, RINSING, AND SANITIZING THE GLASSWARE. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROPERLY WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE ALL EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AT ALL TIMES. THE MANAGER INSTRUCTED THE EMPLOYEE TO STOP WASHING DISHES AT THE ONE-COMPARTMENT SINK DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025.
code 16
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: 3-501.17 OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS (COOKED CHICKEN) IN A REFRIGERATION UNIT AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT DISCARDING DATE LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATE LABELS FOR ALL TCS RTE FOODS IN A REFRIGERATION UNIT FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 23
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED NO UP-TO-DATE PEST CONTROL SERVICE REPORT ON SITE, THE MANAGER PROVIDED A PEST CONTROL SERVICE REPORT FROM OVER A YEAR AGO (9/15/23). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN UP-TO-DATE PEST CONTROL SERVICE REPORT AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(C). • 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY AND EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED ABOUT 5 RAT DROPPINGS UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, 5 LIVE LARGE FLIES, AND 10 LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A). • 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE FRONT FLOOR-TO-CEILING WINDOWS COMPLETELY OPENED FROM FLOOR TO CEILING WITHOUT ADEQUATE MESH SCREENING TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE MESH SCREENING OR MAINTAIN THE WINDOWS CLOSED AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PESTS ' ENTRY.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-307.11 OBSERVED A HEAVY LEAK IN THE CEILING ABOVE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND WATER DRIPPING EXCESSIVELY ON CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS AND INTO THE FAR-RIGHT COMPARTMENT OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO PROTECT FROM ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
code 39
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: 4-302.14 OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE TO PROPERLY TEST THE SANITIZING CONCENTRATION OF THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 48
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: 5-501.15 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE OVERFLOWING OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AT THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AND AT THE OUTSIDE GREASE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED NEVER TO ALLOW OUTSIDE DUMPSTERS TO OVERFLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(B).
code 54
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED ONE FEMALE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL NEW HIRES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HIRE.
code 57
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: 8-404.13(B:4) OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2582450 DATED 9/27/23; 55- OBSERVED MISSING GROUT AND MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE/REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 27, 2023: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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