TAQUERIA LA MEXICANA 1

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on flip top unit and dish storage area.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed stained cutting board on the flip top unit.

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed handing from the rolling cart used as a prep table.

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storing sanitizer water in hand washing sink.

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed pork in reach in cooler not date marked. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-08: Time Extended

High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Cilantro has non-food grade paper towels on top of it inside refrigerator.

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand washing sink.

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Hot sauce made in the past 24 hours has no date markings

Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Open employee drink stored overtop of food preparation table while tomatoes are being prepped. Owner discarded drink. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket inside reach in cooler are torn.

Basic - Food being prepared outside. Food being prepared outside.

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Plastic containers overtop of hand washing sink have cracks.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Raw beef sitting on ground outside of food truck. Employee removed raw beef from floor. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets inside reach in cooler are soiled with old food debris.

Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Avocado's not washed before cutting.

Basic - Food being prepared outside. Preparing cilantro on table behind truck. Operator discontinued and moved inside. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure.

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed food in the hand sink. Owner cleaned the hand sink. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed the white cutting board with excessive grooves on the cutting board making it no longer cleanable..

Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee had an apple that was half eaten on the food cooking area. Owner removed the apple from the cooking area. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed a white and green cutting boards with excessive grooves on the cutting board. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-02-07: Time Extended