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Tio Luis Tacos Inc.

February 3, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings2

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AVAILABLE AT THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AT MY REQUEST AND WAS ISNTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. ALSO, OBSERVED THE SAME HANDWASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. THERE WAS A CONTAINER OF SHRIMP BEING STORED IN THE HANDWASHING SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND TO NOT STORE ANY ITEMS INSIDE OF THE HANDWASHING SINKS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. OBSERVED CHORIZO AT 48.7F, PORK AT 46.7F, CHEESE AT 49.6F, AND TRIPE AT 43.7F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 20# OF FOOD WORTH APPROXIMATELY $120. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN WRAPPED IN PLASTIC AND RAW BEEF WRAPPED IN PLASTIC STORED IN THE SAME PULLOUT DRAWER IN THE PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SEPARATE ALL TYPES OF RAW FOODS SO THAT THEY DO NOT CROSS CONTAMINATE EACH OTHER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 16
Potentially Hazardous Food Properly Thawed

Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IMPROPERLY THAWED IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED FROZEN SHIRMP BEING THAWED IN A STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINER WITH STANDING WATER IN IT INSIDE OF THE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY THAW POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IN A PROPER LOCATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 17
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE AREA NEXT TO THE STAIRCASE BETWEEN THE BASEMENT AND DINING ROOM. 20 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THESE AREAS. ALSO, OBSERVED A FLY STRIP IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA ABOVE A STORAGE SHELF. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPLACE THE MISSING AND DAMAGED CEILING DRYWALL SECTIONS IN THE BASEMENT DISHWASHING AREA AND SCRAPE AND REPAINT ANY CHIPPED PAINT ON THE BASEMENT CEILING.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 8, 2015: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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