Potrillos Taqueria & Neveria

Last inspected: Dec 23, 2025

Score

Medium Risk

Potrillos Taqueria & Neveria has only one inspection on file, a thin record to work from. Potrillos Taqueria & Neveria was last inspected on Dec 23, 2025. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either.

Utensils, equipment and linens accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing two times across the record. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Dec 23, 2025

Food Service Establishment Inspection

1 major violation. 6 minor violations.

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Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control

Inspector notes: 1200-23-01-.03(5)(a)5. Cooling methods need to be improved. Do not cover and stack products that are actively cooling. Recommend smaller portions. Gound beef was found in the walk-in-cooler in a large covered metal container. Employee stated the ground beef was cooked at 7AM, put on ice, and it temped around 50 degrees by 9AM when they put it in the walk-in-cooler. Inspector found the ground beef at 53.7 degrees around 2PM. Ground beef was divided into several smaller pans to cooler quickly. Temperature dropped 5 degrees during this process. Chips dalsa was made from ambient temperature ingredients around 11AM. Inspector found three large buckets of chip salsa covered and stacked just inside of the door of the walk-in-cooler. Salsas temping at 67 degrees around 2 hours after prep.

1200-23-01-.03(5)(a)5

Food properly labeled; original container, required records available

Inspector notes: 1200-23-01-.03(5)(a)7. Various squirt bottles with varying degrees of red substances were found in the ice cream area without labels. Squirt bottles on the grill were found without labels. Anything taken out of its original container must have a label if it cannot be readily identified.

1200-23-01-.03(5)(a)7

Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display

Inspector notes: 1200-23-01-.03(3)(b)1. Raw cut bacon stored in a container over ready to eat foods in the walk-in-cooler. PIC moved the bacon to be next to other raw products. Tortillas kept in a warmer wrapped in a damp cloth and inside of a grocery style plastic bag. Cloths or linens shall not be in contact with food during storage.

1200-23-01-.03(3)(b)1

Wiping cloths; properly used and stored

Inspector notes: 1200-23-01-.03(3)(d)4. Improper storage of wiping cloths. Please ensure wiping cloths are stored submurged in the sanitizer bucket.

1200-23-01-.03(3)(d)4

Utensils, equipment and linens; properly stored, dried, handled

Inspector notes: 1200-23-01-.04(9)(c)1. Improper storage of metal flatware. Customer forks, spoons, and knives were found with the food contact surface facing out. PIC inverted so handles stick out.

1200-23-01-.04(9)(c)1

Single-use/single-service articles; properly stored, used

Inspector notes: 1200-23-01-.04(9)(c)1. Single-service plastic knife found stored handle side down into a container of shredded cabbage in the prep cooler. PIC explained that the knife is used to cut tortillas. Recomend using a metal knife that can be warewashed. PIC removed plastic knife from the cabbage. Reminder that these plastic utensils are not meant to be resued and should not be stored with the handle inside of product.

1200-23-01-.04(9)(c)1

Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean

Inspector notes: 1200-23-01-.06(5)(a) Ceiling tiles stained above ice machine in front of house ice cream area. PIC said there is no active leak.

1200-23-01-.06(5)(a)

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Potrillos Taqueria & Neveria last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Potrillos Taqueria & Neveria on file is from Dec 23, 2025. The public record contains one inspection in total.

What is the most common violation at Potrillos Taqueria & Neveria?

Across the inspection record, utensils, equipment and linens has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Potrillos Taqueria & Neveria.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Potrillos Taqueria & Neveria means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

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