Taco John's, 226 Edgewood Nw Rd, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 - inspection findings and violations

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Business Info

Name: TACO JOHN'S
Address: 226 Edgewood Nw Rd, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
Phone: 319-396-2025
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: 01/25/2016
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Inspection findings

Inspection date

Type
  • Established procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
    Observation: No established procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events.Provided the forms,posted on the wall corrected on site.
 01/25/2016Regular
No violation noted during this evaluation. 03/02/2015Other
  • Cleanability of floors, walls, and ceilings
    Observation: Tiling and grout in kitchen are in poor repair. All flooring installed must be cleanable. Replace tiling and grout as needed.
  • Backflow protection
    air gap, device standard, when required
  • In-use utensils, between-use storage
    Observation: In use utensils being stored in room temp water. In use utensils must be stored in constant running water, on a cleanable surface, or in water maintained at 135 degrees or higher. Suggest holding utensils in empty containers in steam table.
  • Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems design, installation, and cleaning
    Observation: Fan on kitchen line has dust build up. Clean and maintain cleaning at frequency to prevent future build up.
  • Non-food contact surfaces and food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans are clean
    Observation: Cabinet in dining area holding sauces has visible build up. Clean and maintain cleaning at frequency to prevent future issues.
  • Common name-working containers
    Observation: Two spray bottles of sanitizer were not labeled. All working containers must be labeled with common name of product. Labeled during inspection. CORRECTED.
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    Observation: Blade on can openers is worn and has food debris. Food contact surfaces must be clean to sight and touch. Replace blade.
 12/18/2014Regular
  • Equipment used for heating, holding, and cooling of food shall be sufficient in number and capacity to provide adequate food temperatures
    A pan was sitting on a coffee pot warmer when inspection began. This equipment is not designed to hot hold PHF. Food was moved to steam table.
  • Roasts held at a temperature of 130°F or above
    Up right reach-in cooler in back had an ambient air temp of 49 degrees and sour cream was temped at 45 degrees. All potentially hazardous foods (PHF) must be maintained at 41 degrees or lower. Cooler turned down during inspection. CORRECTED.
  • Material characteristics of non-food contact surfaces
    Caulk around the 3 tank sink and food prep sink must be removed and junctures must be recaulked to ensure it is easily cleanable.
  • Backflow protection
    air gap, device standard, when required
  • Food storage - preventing contamination from the premises
    Some boxes were on the floor in the walk-in cooler. All food and food items must be stored a minimum of 6" offf the floor. Boxes moved to shelving during inspection. CORRECTED.
 05/08/2013Routine

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