Rico's Tacos

-Observed Consume Soup (129/130F) and Spanish Rice (112F) stored in the steam table of the front service area not hot holding at 135F or greater. *COS, Rice and Soup were discarded upon request by PIC.

-Observed multiple containers of grilled chicken (90F, 105F, 94F) prepped this morning around 8:30am/9:00am, cooling in the clear door reach in refrigerator of front service, that did not cool at a rate fast enough to reach 70F within 2hrs. Discovery was around 3:22pm. -Observed pan of Carne Asada (90F) that was prepped this morning around 9am, cooling in the clear door reach in refrigerator of the front service area of the kitchen, that did not cool to 70F within 2hrs and 41F or below within 6hrs. Discover was around 3:25pm. -Observed multiple food storage pans of grilled chicken (53F, 53F) prepped yesterday (2/25/26), stored in the clear door reach in refrigerator of front service that did not reach 41F within 6hrs. -Observed Queso cheese (52F) prepped this morning around 9:00am cooling in the reach in freezer near the swing door of the kitchen, that did not cool to 41F within 6hrs. Discover was at 3:50pm. -Observed Al Pastor (98F, 100F) prepared today around 9:30am cooling in the double door clear reach in cooler in the front service area, that had not cooled to 70F within 2hrs and 41F within 4 additional hours. Discover was around 3:40pm. *COS, All meats and Queso were discarded by PIC upon request.

-Observed multiple containers of food items (1 pan of Birria ((2/16/26- Prepped)), & 2 pan of Birria ((2/19/26-prepped)) hot holding in counter top oven in the front service area of the kitchen with date marking exceeding 7 days. -Observed 3 large containers of Consome soup (Prepped 2/19/26) stored in the clear door reach in refrigerator of the front service area of the kitchen with date marking exceeding 7 days. *COS, Out of date food items were discarded upon request by PIC.

-Observed chlorine sanitizer stored in front service area of the kitchen near register with chemical concentrations around 0ppm. Sanitizer was noted previous inspection. *COS, Additional chlorine was added to solution by employee and was retested within chemical constraints of 50ppm-100ppm.

-Observed hood ventilation filters above the flat top grill area of the kitchen with excessive accumulations of grease and debris. Last hood vent service conducted 3/30/25. PIC stated they clean filters once a week and wood clean at end of day. *CTM, Conduct cleaning of filters and hood ventilation system and send documentation to Kristen.Tyler@dph.ga.gov within 72hrs.

-Observed 2 large covered stock pots of Birria marinade cooling in the walk in freezer of the facility that did not cool to 41F or below within 6hr. PIC (Cook) stated marinades were made yesterday afternoon. *COS, Marinades were discarded upon request by PIC.

-Observed 4 deep (>2"), covered and stacked metal food storage containers of Queso cheese cooling in reach in freezer near entry door to rear kitchen area of the facility. *COS, Queso cheeses were transferred to walk in freezer of the facility by Cook and uncovered to rapid cool.

-Observed Red Salsa in gallon jug stored in the walk in cooler of the facility with a prep date of 2/16/24. -Observed larger storage container of Consome Soup and metal food storage container of cooked Birria stored in the outside reefer refrigeration unit with date of prep of 2/19/24. *COS, Consome, Birria, and Red Salsa were discarded by PIC upon request.

-Facility in need of general cleaning between flat top grill and storage prep shelf (Was notated on previous inspection), drain across from ice bins and tea canisters in front service area, and gasket seals in reach in cooler area across from fryers in the front service area of the kitchen. *CTM, Conduct general cleaning and send documentation to Kristen.Tyler@dph.ga.gov within 72hrs.

-Observed 2 badly dented cans of pineapples stored on the storage rack in the grey outside storage building; *COS, Cans were discarded by PIC upon request.

-Observed one scoop handle and one pitcher handle not stored above dry rice in the rice storage bin near the rear ice machine in the rear kitchen area. *COS, Scoop handles were removed by PIC upon request