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Tacos Garcia

November 12, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
    Inspector note: FOUND THE WALK IN COOLER WITH AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 49.7F. TAGGED COOLER HELD FOR INSPECTION BY CDPH AND INSTRUCTED FACILITY NOT TO USE UNTIL TAG IS REMOVED BY CDPH. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO COOLER MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AND TO MAINTAIN. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: FOUND 100 POUNDS OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS(BEEF, FISH, CHICKEN, EGGS, SOUP, AND PORK) AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 47.1F-55.2F. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO KEEP ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW OR 140F OR ABOVE AND TO MAINTAIN. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
    code 3Priority
  • Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
    Inspector note: FOUND TIN FOIL ON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN. FOUND PAPER TOWELS ON THE BAR GLASS STORAGE RACK. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN. FOUND FOOD IN PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO STORE IN FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS AND TO MAINTAIN.
    code 31
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: FOUND HEAVY ICE BUILDUP IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE BUILDUP AND TO MAINTAIN. FOUND A LEAK FROM THE BOTTOM OF BOTH WALK IN COOLER CONDENSERS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. FOUND BLACK BUILDUP IN THE CAULK AROUND THE MEN'S WASHBOWL SINK. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE OLD CAULK, CLEAN SURFACES, RECAULK, AND MAINTAIN.
    code 32
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INCREASE THE HOT WATER PRESSURE IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM AND TO MAINTAIN.
    code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 15, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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