Taqueria Tayahua

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS ON SHELVES IN REAR PREP AND BAR AREAS, UNDER BAR 3-COMPARMENT SINK, ETC.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REMOVE TAPE AND REPLACE DAMAGED GASKETS ON PREP COOLER DOORS IN FRONT PREP AREA. REMOVE ICE BUILDUP INSIDE REFRIGERATOR IN FRONT PREP AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, PREP COOLER, CONDIMENT CONTAINERS, TABLES UNDER GRILL IN FRONT PREP AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SHELVES, BETWEEN PREP COOLERS AND STEAM TABLES, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN WALLS AND BASEBOARDS IN FRONT PREP AREA. REPAIR CEILING LEAK AND SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN CEILING IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE/PAPER GOOD STORAGE AREA. REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED WALL TILES AND BASEBOARDS IN WASHROOM AND HALLWAY AREAS. SEAL ALL OPENINGS ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS AND REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON FRONT BAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. REPAIR LEAK UNDER EXPOSED SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. SECURE LOOSE EXPOSED SINK IN REAR PREP AREA. REPAIR LEAKING WATER LINE BEHIND ICE MACHINE. INSTALL BACK FLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURES.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. REMOVE BULK SUGAR CONTAINERS OFF FLOOR UNDER FRONT 3-COMPARMTENT SINK.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 17, 2015: 8 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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