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Taqueria La Zacatecana

March 22, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings3
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
    Inspector note: FOOD AND FOOD EQUIPMENT NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE: OBSERVED OPEN BAGS OF TOMATILLOS IN BOTH DEEP FREEZERS WITH FROST COVERING THE INTERIOR BAG COVERING THE TOMATILLOS. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 20# OF FOOD WORTH $40. OBSERVED AN EMPLOYEE BIKE LEANING AGAINST A FOOD STORAGE RACK WITH CLEAN POT, PANS, AND UTENSILS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PERSONAL ITEMS SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM PREPARATION AREAS, FOOD AND FOOD EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREAS, AND IN THE KITCHEN. MANAGER RELOCATED THE BIKE TO THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.
    code 16
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE WET MOPS IN BETWEEN USE FOR SANITARY PURPOSES.
    code 32
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: OBSERVED A 1/2 CRACK IN BETWEEN THE STAINLESS STEEL WALL IN THE FRONT PREP AREA AND THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A BASEBOARD OR TRIM TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND TO PREVENT FOOD DEBRIS FROM FALLING INTO THE CREVICE.
    code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 30, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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