Taqueria El Patron

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND 1 CASES OF CILANTRO IN HANDSINK IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL CILANTRO FROM HANDSINK. HANDSINK IS FOR HANDS ONLY. RECOMMENDED INSTALLING NSF APPROVED HANDSINK AND REMOVING 1 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK THAT IS BEING USED AS A HANDSINK. MANAGER REMOVED CILATRO. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 11Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND 10 POUNDS OF COOKED STEAK IN REACH IN COOLER AT 97.4 DEGREES. STEAK WAS COOKED AND IMPROPERLY COOLED AND STORED IN REACH IN COOLER. MEAT WAS DISCARDED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION. TOTAL VALUE $45.00 10 LBS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS IN CORNERS AND UNDER PREP TABLES IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • HANDSINK IN FRONT PREP AREA VERY SLOW DRAINING. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: THERMOMETERS NEEDED IN ALL REACH IN COOLERS. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 20, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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