El Taquito Chay

12306 Beechnut St, Houston, TX 77072
Mexican / Latin
Last inspected: Jul 12, 2025
86
Score
Low Risk

El Taquito Chay, located at 12306 Beechnut St, Houston, TX, underwent a low-risk inspection on 2025-07-12. This inspection identified three minor violations related to food protection from contamination, the availability and use of accurate temperature measuring devices, and the proper reheating of cooked foods. Across five scored inspections, El Taquito Chay has historically received mostly medium-risk classifications.

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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Jul 12, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
3 minor violations.
86
Oct 12, 2024
Reinspection (002)
No violations found.
100
Oct 10, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
8 minor violations.
67
Jun 21, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
6 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
74
Feb 20, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
7 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
70
Violations — Jul 12, 2025 Inspection
General. at all times, including while being stored, prepared, displayed, served, received, or transported, food not protected from potential contamination by all agents, including dust, insects, rodents, toxic materials, cross-contamination, damaged or spoiled products, distressed merchandise, recalled products, unclean equipment and utensils, unnecessary handling, coughs and sneezes, flooding, draining, and overhead leakage or overhead drippage from condensation.
20-21.02(a)(01)
Temperature measuring device, food. food temperature measuring devices accurate to ±02°f in the intended range of use not provided / not used to assure attainment and maintenance of proper internal cooking, holding, or refrigeration temperatures of all time/temperature controlled for safety (tcs) food if the thermometers are scaled only in fahrenheit. if the thermometers are scaled in celsius or dually scaled, they shall be accurate to ±01°c in the intended range of use. a temperature measuring device with a suitable small-diameter probe that is designed to measure the temperature of thin masses not provided / not readily accessible to accurately measure the temperature in thin foods, such as meat patties and fish fillets.
20-21.04(i)
Reheating for hot holding. refrigerated time/temperature controlled for safety (tcs) cooked foods not reheated rapidly to 165°f or higher before served or placed in a hot food storage facility.
20-21.04(f)(01)
Substantial (Critical)
Serious (Major)
General (Minor)