Program Identifier
EL TAQUITO
Inspection Date
2016-10-20T00:00:00.000
Street Address
5427 EAST GRAND AVE
Violation1 Description
*43 Light - 50 foot : Food and utensils area
Violation1 Text
228.177 Physical Facilities. Lighting, intensity. The light intensity shall be: (3) at least 540 lux (50 foot candles) at a surface where a food employee is working with food or working with utensils or equipment such as knives, slicers, grinders, or saws where employee safety is a factor.
Violation1 Memo
dry storage light burnt out. replace burnt out bulbs. (SECOND WARNING )
Violation2 Description
*32 Damaged Equipment
Violation2 Text
228.104 Equipment, Utensils, and Linens. Cleanability. (a) Food-contact surfaces. Multi use food-contact surfaces shall be: (2) free of breaks, open seams, cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, and similar imperfections;
Violation2 Memo
repair the broken gaskets on the two door prep table refrigerator unit.
Violation Description 3
*44 Receptacles tight fitting lids, doors, or covers
Violation3 Text
228.152 Water, Plumbing, and Waste. Refuse, Recyclables, and Returnables, Facilities on the Premises. (f) Outside receptacles. (1) Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables used with materials containing food residue and used outside the food establishment shall be designed and constructed to have tight-fitting lids, doors, or covers.
Violation3 Memo
the doors on the side should be closed when not in use. (SECOND WARNING)
Violation Description 4
*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
Violation4 Text
228.113 Equipment, Utensils, and Linens. Cleaning of equipment and utensils. (3) Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Violation4 Memo
clean the exterior of the stove , refrigerators etc.
Violation Description 5
*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected
Violation5 Text
228.125 Preventing Contamination. (a) Kitchenware and tableware. (2) Knives, forks, and spoons that are not prewrapped shall be presented so that only the handles are touched by employees and by consumers if consumer self-service is provided.
Violation5 Memo
handles must be in the upright position when stored in the food product. all scoops must have handle ( use of bowls is not acceptable.
Violation Description 6
*29 Food thermometers provided and accessible
Violation6 Text
228.108 Equipment, Utensils, and Linens. Utensils, temperature measuring devices, and testing devices. (b) Food temperature measuring devices. Food temperature measuring devices shall be provided readily accessible for use in ensuring attainment and maintenance of food temperatures as specified under Subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Food).
Violation6 Memo
Missing the thermometers for the two freezers. ( atmospheric thermometers. )
Violation Description 7
*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above
Violation7 Text
228.75 Food. Time and temperature control. (f) Time/temperature controlled for safety food, hot and cold holding. (1) Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control as specified in subsection (i) of this sectionin paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, TCS food shall be maintained: (A) at 57 degrees Celsius (135 degrees Fahrenheit) or above, except that roasts cooked to a temperature and for a time specified in õ228.71(a)(2) of this title or reheated as specified in subsection õ228.73(e) of this title may be held at a temperature of 54 degrees Celsius (130 degrees Fahrenheit);
Violation7 Memo
the soup was not maintained at 135 degrees and above. ( corn, beef, potatoes, cabbage. )Caldo was 92 degrees
Violation Description 8
*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
Violation8 Text
228.68 Food. Preventing Contamination From Equipment, Utensils, and Linens. (d) Wiping cloths, use limitation. (2) cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be: (A) held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a concentration specified in õ228.111(n) of this title; and
Violation8 Memo
moist wiping clothes under the cutting boards.
Violation Description 9
*28 Date marking commercially prepared RTE/ TCS food exceed a manufacturer's use-by date
Violation9 Text
228.75 Food. Time and temperature control. (g) Ready-to-eat, TCS food, date marking. (2) Except as specified in paragraphs (5) - (7) of this subsection, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature controlled for safety food prepared and packaged by a food processing plant shall be clearly marked, at the time the original container is opened in a food establishment and held at a temperature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius) or less if the food is held for more than 24 hours, to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, based on the temperature and time combinations specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection: (B) the day or date marked by the food establishment may not exceed a manufacturer's use-by date if the manufacturer determined the use-by date based on food safety.
Violation9 Memo
all TCS cooked food in the walk in must have an expiration date.
Violation Description 10
*10 Equipment and Utensils Cleaning-contamination
Violation10 Text
228.114 Equipment, Utensils, and Linens. Frequency of cleaning. (a) Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils. (1) Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be cleaned: (E) at any time during the operation when contamination may have occurred.
Violation10 Memo
the interior top panel of the micro wave had buildup of old food particles.
Violation Description 11
*27 Cooling method, criteria - rapid cooling equipment
Violation11 Text
228.75 Food. Time and temperature control. (e) Cooling methods. (1) Cooling shall be accomplished in accordance with the time and temperature criteria specified in subsection (d) of this section by using one or more of the following methods based on the type of food being cooled: (C) using rapid cooling equipment;
Violation11 Memo
potatoes in a pot sitting on table from 12noon to 3pm at 92 degrees when temped.
Violation Description 12
*43 Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts
Violation12 Text
228.186 Physical Facilities. Premises, buildings, systems, rooms, fixtures, equipment, devices, and materials. (d) Cleaning ventilation systems, nuisance and discharge prohibition. (1) Intake and exhaust air ducts shall be cleaned and filters changed so they are not a source of contamination by dust, dirt, and other materials.
Violation12 Memo
the exhaust fan is not working in both restrooms.
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