El Chito Food Store
Last inspected: Jun 12, 2025
78
Score
El Chito Food Store, located at 1850 Wirt Rd in Houston, TX, underwent a low-risk inspection on June 12, 2025, with a score of 78. This inspection identified five minor violations, including issues with cleaning frequency for equipment surfaces, the absence of self-closing doors for the toilet room, and inadequate supplies at the hand-washing sink. The facility has a history of mostly low-risk inspections across two scored visits.
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Inspection History
Jun 12, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
5 minor violations.
78
Feb 25, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
13 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
52
Violations — Jun 12, 2025 Inspection
Cleaning frequency. dry cleaning. surfaces of utensils and equipment contacting food that is not time/temperature controlled for safety (tcs) food not cleaned in equipment such as ice bins, beverage dispensing nozzles, enclosed components of equipment such as ice makers, cooking oil storage tanks and distribution lines, beverage and syrup dispensing lines or tubes, coffee bean grinders, and water vending equipment at a frequency specified by the manufacturer; or absent manufacturer specifications, at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil or mold. this subsection does not apply when dry cleaning methods are used as specified in subitems a and b of this item.
20-21.11(a)(08)c[04]
Toilet room. toilet room not provided with tight-fitting / self-closing / solid doors, which shall be closed except during cleaning or maintenance except that this requirement does not apply to a toilet room that is located outside a food establishment and does not open directly into the food establishment such as a toilet room that is provided by the management of a shopping mall or stadium-type facilities.
20-21.18(c)
Hand-washing sink supplies. hand-washing sink or group of adjacent hand-washing sinks not provided with individual, disposable towels / a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel / a hand-drying device providing heated air or a hand-drying device that employs an air-knife system that delivers high velocity, pressurized air at ambient temperatures.
20-21.19(c)
Maintenance. walls / ceilings, including doors, windows, skylights, and similar closures, not maintained in good repair.
20-21.23(a)
General. food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with operations of the establishment not kept free of litter and items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the establishment, such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer in use.
20-21.28(a)(01)
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Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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