Taco's Tacos

Inspector notes: **First Consecutive Repeat Violation** Observed cooked beef prepared the day before cold-holding at 63°F. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C) or below. Corrective Actions: PIC voluntarily discarded the cooked beef.

Inspector notes: Person in charge not performing duties; not ensuring or monitoring that employees are using proper cooling methods to rapidly cool Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food. PIC is responsible for ensuring employees are using proper methods to rapidly cool time/temperature control for safety food, that are not held hot or are not for consumption within four hours, through daily oversight of the employees' routine monitoring of food temperatures during cooling. Corrective Actions: EHS educated PIC on importance of ensuring rapid cooling procedures. EHS provided proper cooling procedure educational sheet in English/Spanish.

Inspector notes: Observed restroom vent to have heavy accumulation of dust. 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. If vented to the outside, ventilation systems may not create a public health hazard or nuisance or unlawful discharge. Corrective Actions: PIC to clean dust at COB.

Inspector notes: Observed TCS foods (cooked chicken, cooked beef tongue, cooked steak) in a cooling state while fully covered. When placed in cooling or cold holding equipment, food containers in which food is being cooled shall be: (i) Arranged in the equipment to provide maximum heat transfer through the container walls; and (ii) Loosely covered, or uncovered if protected from overhead contamination during the cooling period to facilitate heat transfer from the surface of the food. Corrective Actions: PIC uncovered all TCS foods mentioned above to allow heat transfer to occur. See temperature log for cooling curve.

Inspector notes: Observed excessive amount of what appeared to be household refuse stored on the ground and pad around the dumpster. A storage area and enclosure for refuse, recyclables, or returnables shall be maintained free of unnecessary items and clean. Corrective Actions: PIC stated the building owner has been contacted before and no solution was provided to the issue. PIC to contact building owner again to rectify the cluttered dumpster pad.

Inspector notes: Various TCS food items were observed cold holding at temperatures above 41 Degrees Fahrenheit. (Please see temperature log for details).

Inspector notes: Cooked chicken was observed hot holding on the steam table at 127 Degrees Fahrenheit.

Inspector notes: Caso cheese was observed hot holding on the steam table at 67 Degrees Fahrenheit.

Inspector notes: Chlorine sanitizer was observed at the three compartment sink with a concentration of more than 200ppm.

Inspector notes: The mini ice machine at the front customer service area was observed with a drainage pipe that emptied directly into the open site drain under the cookline with no air gap.

Inspector notes: *Third Consecutive Repeat Violation* Observed several containers of food in multiple reach-in coolers with no date labels to indicated prep/discard dates. Except when packaging food using a reduced oxygen packaging method, and except as specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this subsection, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, when held at a temperature of 41°F (5°C) or below for a maximum of 7 days. The day of preparation shall be counted as Day 1. Corrective Actions: PIC stated all food was prepared within the past weekend and all food was labeled with proper date marki...

Inspector notes: Multislicer was broken down by the inspector during the inspection. Accumulated food debris was observed on the interior surfaces of the slicer.

Inspector notes: An employee was observed preparing food in the kitchen with no hair restraint during the inspection.

Inspector notes: Observed the most recent inspection report to not be posted. The most current inspection report shall be prominently displayed in public view at all times, within fifteen feet of the front or primary public door and between five feet and seven feet from the floor and in an area where it can be read at a distance of one foot away. Corrective Actions: PIC stated the inspection report will be posted once signed after the current inspection was concluded.

Inspector notes: The door of the rest room was observed not self closing.

Inspector notes: Observed 2 employees wash their hands and then turn the faucet off with their bare hands. To avoid recontaminating their hands or surrogate prosthetic devices, food employees may use disposable paper towels or similar clean barriers when touching surfaces such as manually operated faucet handles on a handwashing sink or the handle of a restroom door. Corrective Actions: Employees educated on proper handwashing. Employees rewashed their hands and used a paper towel to turn off faucet.

Inspector notes: *Second Consecutive Repeat Violation* Observed several containers of food in multiple reach-in coolers with no date labels to indicated prep/discard dates. Except when packaging food using a reduced oxygen packaging method, and except as specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this subsection, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, when held at a temperature of 41°F (5°C) or below for a maximum of 7 days. The day of preparation shall be counted as Day 1. Corrective Actions: PIC stated all food was prepared within the past weekend and all food was labeled with proper date mark...

Inspector notes: *Second Consecutive Repeat Violation* Observed bottles/shakers of food near the grill without label of common name of food. Label information shall include: (i) The common name of the food, or if there is no common name, an adequately descriptive identity statement. Corrective Actions: PIC immediately labeled all foods that were not stored in its original container.

Inspector notes: Observed the most recent inspection report to not be posted. The most current inspection report shall be prominently displayed in public view at all times, within fifteen feet of the front or primary public door and between five feet and seven feet from the floor and in an area where it can be read at a distance of one foot away. Corrective Actions: PIC stated the inspection report will be posted once signed after the current inspection was concluded.

Inspector notes: The mini ice machine at the front customer srervice area was observed with a drainage pipe that emptied directly into the open site drain under the cookline with no air gap.

Inspector notes: No Certified Food Safety Manager certification was observed in the facility during the inspection. Correct the above violation with (10) working days.

Inspector notes: Water was leaking from the drainage pipe of the kitchen hand sink onto the floor each time the sink was used.

Inspector notes: Cooked Chicken and coked rice was observed in the reach in cooler with no date label.

Inspector notes: Tamales were observed being stored directly into grocery bags and stored into the reach in cooler unit.

Inspector notes: Four inoperable light fixtures were observed under the cookline ventilation hood in the kitchen.