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Taconazo El Original #1

September 21, 2020 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSREVED NO SOAP AT HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP/COOKING AREA. INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING CLEANSER AT ALL HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP/COOKING AREA, AND AT HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE SANITARY MEANS TO DRY HANDS AT ALL HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VOLATION 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE VIOLATION 6-301.11 FOR CITATION.
code 10Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN PREP COOLER IN FRONT COOKING AREA. FOUND BEEF @ 47.4F, EGGS @ 58.1F; CHICKEN @ 44.9; SHREDED CHEESE @ 49.3F; CHILI RELLENOS @ 46.9; COOKED VEGETABLES AND PEPPERS @ 49.2F; PORK @ 47.4F HAM @ 48.0F; AND PORK @ 54.4F. INSTRUCTED MUST KEEP ALL TCS FOODS @ 41F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES WHEN IN REFRIGERATION. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 40LBS OF DENATURE FOODS DURING INSPECTION. OPERATOR ESTIMATES VALUE TO BE APPROXIMATELY $200. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPPED TCS FOODS NOT PROPERLY LABELED INSIDE COOLERS AND WALK IN COOLERS. MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL PREPPED TCS FOODS WITH DISCARD DATE NO MORE THAN 7 DAY FROM PREPARATION DATE. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: FOUND PREP COOLER NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE IN FRONT COOKING/PREP AREA. AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE INSIDE PREP COOLER @ 50.0F. INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LESS INSIDE ALL REFRIGERATION. ALL TCS FOODS DISCARDED AND COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: FOUND APPROXIMATELY 30 MICE DROPPINGS ON SHELVES AND ON FLOORS IN BASEMENT NEAR STAIRS. INSTRUCTED MUST ELIMINATE PEST ISSUE, MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED USED WIPING CLOTHS ON COUNTERS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. MUST KEEP ALL WIPING CLOTHS INSIDE SANITATION SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION ON LOWER INTERIOR OF FRYER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED UNDER MATTS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. MUST REMOVE. ALL SUFRACES MUST BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE AND NONPOROUS.
code 55

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