Gordo's Tiny Taco Bar

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE AT 165F FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE, LOCATED IN FOOD PREP AREA, DISH MACHINE HAD BEEN IN USE DURING INSPECTION. MANAGER TRIED 5 TIMES TO OPERATE DISH MACHINE AND ON THE FIFTH TRY THE DISH MACHINE REACHED A FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE OF 190F. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN A FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE OF 180F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UNLABELED VARIOUS SEASONING CONTAINERS STORED UNDER PREP TABLES BY WALK-IN COOLER DOOR IN REAR KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A STYROFOAM CUP STORED INSIDE SEASONING CONTAINER LOCATED UNDER PREP TABLE BY WALK-IN COOLER DOOR AND A STYROFOAM CUP BEING USED AS A SCOOP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER UTENSILS FOR FOOD PREPARATION OR SCOOP WITH HANDLE AND STORE UTENSIL PROPERLY.
  code 31
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DRAINING PIPE LINE FROM DISHWASHING MACHINE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO FLOOR DRAINING WITH NO AIR GAP BETWEEN. ALSO, OBSERVED DRAINING PIPE WAS COVERED BY A PLASTIC CUP AND DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO FLOOR DRAINING WITH NO AIR GAP LOCATED UNDER 3-COMP SINK AT FRONT BAR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PLASTIC CUP ATTACHED ON DRAINING PIPE AND REPLACE/REPAIR & MAINTAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 10, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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