TAQUERIA EL RANCHITO-BASE OF OPERATION

Observed diced tomatoes which were not being properly cold held in a prep top unit with a temperature of 52 degrees. Lettuce had been in prep top for less than 4 hours. PIC placed lettuce in reach in to cool to 41F.

Plumbing shall be kept in good repair. The hand sink nearest the grill has a leak on the hot water side.

Observed foods such as raw meat being stored in grocery store bags. PIC will remove food from bags.

Observed lettuce which was not being properly cold held in a prep top unit with a temperature of 52 degrees. Lettuce had been in prep top for less than 4 hours. PIC placed lettuce in reach in to cool to 41F. Observed cheesecake in a drink cooler that had a temperature of 55F. PIC moved cheesecake to commercial reach in.

Observed meat cooling overnight at a temperature of 73 degrees. TCS foods must be cooled from 135F to 70F within 2 hours and from 70F to 41F in a total of six hours. PIC voluntarily discarded meat.

Observed wiping cloth solution not at proper ppm of at least 100 ppm. Solution was at 0 ppm the time of testing. PIC poured more chlorine solution into the bucket to get the correct ppm.

Observed outside of dumpster area with discarded equipment and other miscellaneous debris. Discard and remove debris from around the exterior of the dumpster area.

Observed pan of cooked beef on side of flattop grill held at 80F while portions of the beef were being cooked to order. Employees must maintain all TCS foods above 135F or below 41F during storage. COS- Manager moved beef to ice bath to immediately cool (remaining portion used within the hour). Corrected On-Site. New Violation.

Observed employee preparing tamales with bin of completed tamales propped on trashcan. Utilize countertops/prep tables to prevent contamination. COS- tamales removed. Mgr placed new bin on countertop to complete prep.

Observed wiping cloths stored on counters throughout facility. COS- cloths moved to be stored in sanitizing solution.

Observed dumpster area and exterior of facility with discarded equipment, trash and debris. Remove all broken equipment, loose trash and garbage to prevent attraction and harborage of rodents. New Violation. Remarks Must remove equipment by March 4. "Hot dog" mobile unit is not permitted and MUST be permitted prior to use. Existing, permitted, mobile unit is also not in use and must be thoroughly deep cleaned before use. Call for walk-through prior to use of mobile unit.

TEST STRIPS NOT PROVIDED OR COUNT NOT BE LOCATED FOR TESTING CHLORINE. INSTRUCTED PIC TO PROVIDE CHLORINE TEST STRIPS AND ENSURE BUCKETS HAVE 100 PPM CHLORINE AND SANITIZE COMPARTMENT OF 3 COMP SINK 50 PPM.

EMPLOYEE WASHED GLOVED HANDS IN HANDSINK. INSTRUCTED PIC NOT TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO WASH GLOVED HANDS. REMOVE AND DISCARD GLOVES, THEN WASH HANDS, AND REGLOVE AS NEEDED. PIC CORRECTED ONSITE.

TEST STRIPS NOT PROVIDED OR COUNT NOT BE LOCATED FOR TESTING CHLORINE. INSTRUCTED PIC TO PROVIDE CHLORINE TEST STRIPS AND ENSURE BUCKETS HAVE 100 PPM CHLORINE AND SANITIZE COMPARTMENT OF 3 COMP SINK 50 PPM.

VENT HOOD FILTERS WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILD-UP. REMOVE AND DEEP CLEAN. MAINTAIN CLEAN.