El Tiempo Cantina
Last inspected: Sep 29, 2025
74
Score
El Tiempo Cantina, located at 3130 Richmond in Houston, TX, had a moderate risk inspection on 2025-09-29 with a score of 74. This inspection identified six minor violations, including issues with cross-contamination prevention, inadequate refrigeration thermometers, and equipment not maintained in good repair. Across six scored inspections, El Tiempo Cantina has primarily received medium-risk ratings.
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Inspection History
Sep 29, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
6 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
74
May 20, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
7 minor violations. 3 corrected on site.
70
Mar 6, 2025
Complaint (003)
14 minor violations. 5 corrected on site.
50
Jan 8, 2025
Reinspection (002)
3 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
86
Aug 2, 2024
Complaint (003)
9 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
64
Jan 22, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
2 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
90
Violations — Sep 29, 2025 Inspection
Cross contamination. except as specified in subitem c of this item, food not protected from cross contamination by separating raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding and display from: raw ready to eat foods including other raw animal food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish or other raw ready to eat food such as vegetables; cooked ready to eat foods. frozen, commercially processed and packaged raw animal food may be stored or displayed with or above frozen, commercially processed and packaged, ready to eat food.
(corrected on site)
20-21.02(b)(01)
Refrigerated storage. refrigeration facilities. each mechanically refrigerated facility storing time/temperature controlled for safety (tcs) food shall be provided with numerically scaled indicating thermometer, accurate to 3°f if scaled in fahrenheit only. . recording thermometers, accurate to 3°f if scaled in fahrenheit only, may be used in lieu of indicating thermometers. thermometers that are scaled in celsius or dually scaled in celsius and fahrenheit shall be designed to be easily readable and accurate to ±(1.05°c) in the intended range of use.
(corrected on site)
20-21.03(b)(01)
Materials; general. all equipment and utensils not maintained in good repair.
20-21.10(a)
Using chemicals for sanitization. when using chemicals for sanitization, a test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration of the solution in parts per million or milligrams per liter not provided and used.
20-21.12(g)
Openings. outside openings not protected against the entrance of insects by filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors / walls / ceilings / tight-fitting, self-closing doors, kept closed / closed windows / screening / properly designed and installed air curtains to control flying insects / other means.
20-21.21(b)
Special ventilation. cooking equipment not provided with a ventilation hood / not installed in the manner required by all applicable laws. this subsection does not apply to microwave ovens / electric convection ovens of approved types / electric rice cookers / ovens of approved types.
20-21.25(b)(05)
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