Taqueria El Primo

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS NOT MEETING PROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE PREP COOLER . RAW CHICKEN AT 45.6F, PORK AT 46.5F, AND CHORIZO AT 45.9F, INSIDE THE PREP COOLER. PREP COOLER TEMPERATURE AT 38.9F. GYROS AT 48.7F ON THE GYROS SPIT. MANAGER DISCARDED THE SAID MANAGER WORTH $50.00,TOTAL 10 LBS. CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL, 7-38-005A
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: POTATO CHIP PACKAGED FOR SALE WITH NO LABEL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABEL, NAME OF THE PRODUCT,COMPANY'S NAME.ADDRESS, ZIP CODE,INGREDIENTS, FLAVORING, AND ADDITIVES.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD AROUND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT SERVING AREA. RUSTED LID/COVER OF THE CHEST FREEZER BY THE DISH WASHING AREA. MUST REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE. MUST DEFROST CHEST FREEZER IN THE SAME LOCATION,WITH HEAVY ICE BUILD -UP.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE FLOOR THRU-OUT THE KITCHEN,DISH WASHING AREA , BASEMENT AND UNDER THE DINING TABLES IN THE DINING AREA. MISSING DRAIN FLOOR COVER IN THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE BASEMENT. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE WALLS BEHND THE GYROS SPIT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ICE SCOOP STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE MAKER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ICE SCOOP ON A SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 21, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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