Pollos Asados El Regio
Last inspected: Aug 31, 2025
70
Score
Pollos Asados El Regio, located at 11106 Airline in Houston, TX, underwent a moderate-risk inspection on August 31, 2025, which resulted in a score of 70 and noted seven minor violations. These violations included issues with hot holding temperatures for time/temperature controlled for safety (TCS) foods, improper hair restraints for food employees, and inadequate manual sanitization of food-contact surfaces. The facility has a history of mostly low-risk inspections across its five recorded evaluations.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Aug 31, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
7 minor violations. 4 corrected on site.
70
Mar 19, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
5 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
78
Oct 4, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
5 minor violations. 3 corrected on site.
78
Jun 8, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
6 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
74
Jan 2, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
5 minor violations.
78
Violations — Aug 31, 2025 Inspection
Hot storage. time/temperature controlled for safety (tcs) food in hot storage not being held at 135°f (57°c) or above.
(corrected on site)
20-21.03(c)(02)
Hair restraint. while handling food or utensils, food employees not wearing effective hair restraints and clothing that covers body hair to prevent the contamination of food or food-contact surfaces. an effective hair restraint means any cap / hat / hair net made of fabric / cord / plastic / paper that effectively covers and holds hair in place. the use of effective hair restraints also applies to any exposed scalp or facial hair where there is the potential for contamination of food or food-contact surfaces. an effective hair restraint shall also be used in the partial or complete absence of scalp hair to preclude touching of the scalp and returning to food handling without hand-washing. facial hair restraints are not be required when facial hair is well-groomed and trimmed.
(corrected on site)
20-21.08(f)
Manual sanitizing. food-contact surfaces of all equipment and utensils not sanitized by immersion in a chlorine solution in a manner that complies with one of the following; 25 ppm at a minimum temperature of 120of for 10 seconds when ph is <=10, 50 ppm at a minimum temperature of 100of for 7 seconds when ph is <=10, 50 ppm at a minimum temperature of 75of for 7 seconds when ph is <=8, or 100 ppm at a minimum temperature of 55of for 10 seconds when ph is <=10.
(corrected on site)
20-21.12(e)(02)
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)
Maintenance. walls / ceilings, including doors, windows, skylights, and similar closures, not maintained in good repair.
20-21.23(a)
Protective shielding. light bulbs not shielded / coated / otherwise shatter-resistant in areas where there is exposed food, clean equipment / utensils / linens / unwrapped single-service or single-use articles, except as specified in subitems a and b of this item shielded / coated / otherwise shatter-resistant bulbs need not be provided in areas used only for storing food and single-service articles in unopened packages if the integrity of the packages cannot be affected by broken glass falling onto them and the packages are capable of being cleaned of debris from broken bulbs before the packages are opened.
20-21.24(b)(01)
Use of materials, container prohibitions, poisonous or toxic material containers. bactericide / cleaning compound / other compound intended for use on food-contact surfaces used in a way that leaves a toxic residue / used in a way that constitutes a hazard to employees or customers.
(corrected on site)
20-21.27(d)(01)
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