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Taqueria Amigo Chino 2

January 13, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE:COOKED REFRIED BEANS AT TEMP OF 117.7F TO 130.2F,FOOD WAS COOKED YESTERDAY AND WAS STORED ON TOP FLAT GRILL, WHICH WAS NOT TURNED ON.FOUND COOKED RICE AT TEMP OF 49.7F TO 50.6F STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED TEMPERATURE ABUSED FOOD. POUNDS 35,VALUE 40. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE.FOUND THREE PLASTIC BUCKETS UNCOVERED WITH FOOD IN IT,STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER,UNDER AND BY THE CONDENSER UNIT. ONE BUCKET HAD ICE ON TOP THE FOOD THAT HAD LEAKED FROM CONDENSER UNIT.FOUND BREAD INSIDE WHITE PLASTIC BAGS,SOME OF THE BAGS HAD HOLES AND DIRTY WITH MUD STAINS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD CONTAINERS WITH LIDS TO TRANSPORT BREAD.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.FOOD STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE COVERED.FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 40,VALUE 40 SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NO SPLASH GUARD PROVIDED BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND FRONT COUNTER,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: GREASE INSIDE THE DEEP FRYER,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK TAR/ PEBBLES TO RESEALED FLOOR IN BASEMENT AREA, SURFACE NOT SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE MENTIONED SURFACE;MUST PROVIDE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: BROKEN WALL UNDER WASHBOWLS INSIDE THE CABINETS INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALL WITH A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS IN REAR STORAGE AND BASEMENT STORED ON SHELVES WITH FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS EMPLOYEE PERSONA ITEMS MUST BE STORED AWAY FROM FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: NO IDPH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDED AT THIS TIME,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 5, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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