Taqueria El Charro

Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

Inspector’s note: Food must be labeled with a common name

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Must not use plastic grocery bags as food containers inside the chestfreezers and reach-in coolers. Must use washable containers or food grade disposable plastic bags. Must replace.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Must provide a lockers for the chest freezers,two door reach-in cooler stored in dining room and accessible to customers.door must be locket at all times for food protection or remove unit

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Must not use paper towels as liner for shelving inside the reach-in cooler. Surface must be smooth and cleanable

Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

Inspector’s note: No self closing device provided at staff and customer's washrooms. Instructed to provide

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Lights in prep area without protective shield, instructed to provide shields or shatter resistant bulbs. Or provide end caps at protective shield at present fixture.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: : 5-205.15-- faucet/hot and cold handles on the kitchen/dish hand washing sink are in poor repair. Must replace to be cleanable.-----hot handle on the three-compartment sink stripped. Must replace/repair to be functional.----leak under the three-compartment sink into a pan. Must repair. 5-204.12-- no backflow prevention device located at the utility service sink where a hose is located. Must provide.

Garbage wasn’t handled or stored properly.

Inspector’s note: 5-501.115-- must remove all piled cardboard boxes and large pile of wood and wooden pallets stored on the rear walk-way toward the garbage area to prevent rodent harboring.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: 6-201.11-- -cracked/damaged floor tiles in the kitchen. Must replace/repair.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: 6-202.11-- missing light shield above the cooks line. Must replace.

Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

Inspector’s note: Noted all metal stem thermometers on-site in poor repair, extremely dirty, and unable to read. Not calibrated. Must provide accurate, functional, calibrated metal stem thermometer. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

Inspector’s note: All bulk food containers ie: sugar, rice etc. It must be labeled with the product common name.

Wiping cloths weren’t used or stored properly.

Inspector’s note: All prep area wiping cloths must be held in a container with a sanitizing solution between use.

Single-use items weren’t stored or used properly.

Inspector’s note: All stored items at the front prep and in the mop closet room must be stored elevated from the floors.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Must not use cardboard as liner for shelving on food carts, on shelving inside coolers, or as a bumper guard on food carts. All must be smooth and cleanable.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: The following equipment with excessive food debris: interior of the microwave oven, interior of the kitchen tall reach-in cooler, gas stove top. Must clean and maintain all.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: No back flow prevention device located at the utility service sink where a hose is located. Must provide.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Faucet/hot and cold handles on the kitchen/dish hand washing sink are in poor repair. Must replace to be cleanable.-----hot handle on the three-compartment sink stripped. Must replace/repair to be functional.----leak under the three-compartment sink into a pan. Must repair.

Garbage wasn’t handled or stored properly.

Inspector’s note: Must remove all piled cardboard boxes and large pile of wood and wooden pallets stored on the rear walk-way toward the garbage area to prevent rodent harboring.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Excessive food splatter on the walls and ceiling throughout the kitchen and on the wooden swing doors leading to the kitchen. Must clean and maintain all.----water damaged ceiling tiles in the employee washroom and the rear hallway storage. Must replace.----cracked/damaged floor tiles in the kitchen. Must replace/repair.

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: Missing light shield above the cooks line. Must replace.

A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

Inspector’s note: The previous core violation from report #2537730 on 11-3-21 was not corrected. #47- must provide a lock for two-door reach-in cooler and chest freezers in the dining area excess to customers. The door must be locked at all times. Priority foundation violation 7-42-090 citation issued.

Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

Inspector’s note: 3-302.12 food stored inside the coolers must be labeled with common name

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: 4-501.11 must provide a locker for two-door reach-in cooler and chest freezers in the dining area excess to customers, the door must be locked at all times.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: 6-201.11 floor at rear hallway by the kitchen not easily cleanable, instructed to repair issue

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: 6-201.12 excess grimes on floor under the cooking equipment, three compartment sink and under shelves, clean and maintain

Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

Inspector’s note: Food stored inside the coolers must be labeled with common name

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Must provide a locker for two-door reach-in cooler and chest freezers in the dining area excess to customers, the door must be locked at all times.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Excess grimes on floor under the cooking equipment, three compartment sink and under shelves, clean and maintain

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Floor at rear hallway by the kitchen not easily cleanable, instructed to repair issue

Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

Inspector’s note: Noted over 30 mice droppings on floor underneath shelves, inside electrical unit room and inside heating room with grease trap all at the rear. Instructed to detail clean and sanitize affected areas, eliminate pest activity. Instructed to consult with pest control company and have premises treated. Priority foundation #7-38-020(a).

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Noted assorted food items inside coolers, freezers and refrigeration units food stored inside grocery bags. Instructed to properly store all food items inside approved food grade containers.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Noted assorted food items inside coolers, freezers and refrigeration units food stored inside grocery bags. Instructed to properly store all food items inside approved food grade containers.

Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

Inspector’s note: Noted wash rooms on premise with garbage receptacles and no lids. Instructed to provide trash cans with lids at all women wash rooms and unisex wash rooms

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain floors along wall base and underneath equipment especially at the dry storage areas, room with grease trap, room with utility sink and the rear dry storage by the rear exit door. ---noted stained ceiling tiles at the rear dry storage by the rear exit door and dining area. Instructed to clean and/or replace

A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

Inspector’s note: Noted the following previous core violation #58 rule #pa-100-0367 from inspection report #2261792 dated 2/8/2019 not corrected. No allergen training certificate provide on site. Instructed to provide. Priority foundation violation #7-42-090

Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

Inspector’s note: Label food bottles and dry food inside the white plastic container with common name,once is removed from original containers - -

Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

Inspector’s note: Must provide a lock for the chest freezer and two door cooler that are stored in public view/dining area, or relocate units

Wiping cloths weren’t used or stored properly.

Inspector’s note: Wiping cloths are to be used for a designated purpose and stored in sanitizer solution and maintain proper concentration

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Torn rubber gasket inside the two door(right door) of reach-in cooler,repair/replace

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Clean grease from cooking equipment,also remove aluminum foil/cardboards from units and shelves(throughout the kitchen)

Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

Inspector’s note: Observed floor under rear storage shelves containing tomatillos unclean. Clean floor and maintain.

Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous

Inspector’s note: Observed no thermoemter within 2 door glass refrigerator right outside kitchen door. Install and maintain thermometer.