El Paso Mexican Restaurant, 3970 Tampa Rd, Oldsmar, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: EL PASO MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3970 Tampa Rd, Oldsmar, FL 34677
License #: 6214493
Total inspections: 6
Last inspection: 09/08/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Employees **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Employees **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. In cooks line reach in **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. This must be corrected by 9/8/14 **Warning**
09/08/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on paper towel dispenser. **Warning**
  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Employees **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.stove top on cooks line **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair. Dish washing area **Warning**
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Employees **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Both cook line reach in coolers not holding proper cold hold temps **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in , cooks line , service area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Cooks line 2 door **Warning**
  • Basic - Shelf under preparation table soiled with food debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit .sour cream 60°,shredded mozzarella 64°, mol 68°, pork tamale 58° in two door reach on cooks line, raw chicken 49°,shrimp 49°, raw beef 46° in tall sliding two door reach in on cooks line. This must be corrected by 7/9/14 **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation** upon callback 7/9/14 cut lettuce 46°F, green sauce 57°F, raw chicken 45°F, shrimp 55°F, steak 55°F, beef 46°F,sauce 49°F, walk in cooler: beans 47°F, tamales 50°F, pork 45°F, raw chicken 46°F, milk 46°F,
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler. Cooks line **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. In cooks line reach in **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. This must be corrected by 9/8/14 **Warning**
07/09/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on paper towel dispenser. **Warning**
  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Employees **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.stove top on cooks line **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair. Dish washing area **Warning**
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Employees **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Both cook line reach in coolers not holding proper cold hold temps **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner.power drill used as mixer **Warning**
  • Basic - Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Hand sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Fifty (50) foot-candles of light not provided at a food working surface or where safety is a factor. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in , cooks line , service area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Door know missing on back door **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Cooks line 2 door **Warning**
  • Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Shelf under preparation table soiled with food debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. **Warning**
  • Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light not provided inside equipment where food is stored. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. **Admin Complaint** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit .sour cream 60°,shredded mozzarella 64°, mol 68°, pork tamale 58° in two door reach on cooks line, raw chicken 49°,shrimp 49°, raw beef 46° in tall sliding two door reach in on cooks line. This must be corrected by 7/9/14 **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler. Cooks line **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Prep area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. In cooks line reach in **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.cooked chicken, cooked pork, cooked retried beans in walk in cooler **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. This must be corrected by 9/8/14 **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Warning**
07/08/2014Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair.reach in cooler by cook line and tall reach in cooler by cook line - **Warning**
  • Basic - Fifty (50) foot-candles of light not provided at a food working surface or where safety is a factor. **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No hot water in hand washing sink in bar area- **Warning**
3/4/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor under shelving.under equipments by server line- **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor by dry storage **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area.and shoes by single service items- **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. On shelves by hand washing sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair.reach in cooler by cook line and tall reach in cooler by cook line - **Warning**
  • Basic - Fifty (50) foot-candles of light not provided at a food working surface or where safety is a factor. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored in a prohibited area. Under hand washing sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Large bag of rice - **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar area **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover. **Warning**
  • Basic - Soiled cloths, linen, aprons, coats, or other uniform apparel not kept in a suitable container prior to laundering. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored.by clean dish table **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. All food in reach in cooler at 52/53° f corrective action- in walk in cooler - - and all food in tall reach in cooler at 45/47° f- corrective action - in walk in cooler - warning issued **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No hot water in hand washing sink in bar area- **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.Dish area - **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels.bar area - **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Warning**
3/3/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Bar
  • Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Box of cups on floor
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Drink on prep table near walk in cooler
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Prep table near walk in col,er
  • Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. Steak in reach in cool, cookline
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Cookline
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Drink area
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Cookline
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in chest freezer. Near walk in cooler
  • Basic - Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in cooler.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. Near dishmachine
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On cutting board, cookline
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over vegetables, cookline
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storage, near dishmachine
9/30/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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