Taqueria El Vecino
Last inspected: Sep 16, 2025
82
Score
TAQUERIA EL VECINO, located at 2743 Lavista Rd in Decatur, GA, had its most recent food service inspection on September 16, 2025. This inspection resulted in a low-risk classification with a score of 82, noting one critical and one minor violation. The facility has a history of mostly low-risk inspections across its two scored visits.
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Inspection History
Sep 16, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
82
Mar 18, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
78
Violations — Sep 16, 2025 Inspection
4-1A - food separated and protected
Inspector notes: Observed raw chicken next to raw shrimp in main kitchen prep top cooler. Observed raw beef next to cooked beef in 2 drawer cooler. CA:(c) Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation. 1. Food shall be protected from cross contamination by: (i) Except as specified in paragraph (i)(IV) of this subsection, separating raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from: (I) Raw ready-to-eat food including other raw animal food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw ready-to-eat food such as fruits and vegetables, P and (II) Cooked ready-to-eat food; and P (III) Fruits and vegetables before they are washed; P (IV) Frozen, commercially processed and packaged raw animal food may be stored or displayed with or above frozen, comme...
511-6-1.04(4)(c)
4-2A - food stored covered
Inspector notes: Multiple TCS foods were observed stored uncovered in the prep-top coolers. CA:(iv) Except as specified under paragraph 2. of this subsection and when cooling as specified in DPH Rule 511-6-1-.04(6)(e)2.(ii), storing the food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings, except for loosely covered or uncovered containers in which food is being cooled if protected from overhead contamination; Advised PIC to place covers on all food items not in active use
511-6-1.04(4)(c)
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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