Taqueria El Pastor

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY, TCS, FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES FOR CHICKEN AT 49.0F, CHEESE AT 62.0F, LETTUCE AT 47.7F, TOMATOS AT 49.2F AND SOUR CREAM AT 61.4F LOCATED IN THE PREP COOLER BY THE GRILL AREA. ALL DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROX 5LBS $20 VALUE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN TCS FOODS AT 41.0F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS IN CONTAINERS IN THE COOLER UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE LIDS/COVERINGS.
  code 39
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT HAIR NET/RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF WIPING CLOTHS IN THE PREP AND DISHWASH AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF FOOD ITEMS IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRAD BAGS/CONTAINERS.
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 1, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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