Fresh Tacos, 1120 Broad Street, Lake Charles, LA - inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant name: FRESH TACOS
Address: 1120 Broad Street, Lake Charles, LA
Parish: Calcasieu
Total inspections: 16
Last inspection: 10/19/2012

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Inspection findings

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Type

  • The hand wash lavatory and/or soap and paper towel dispensers are not clean.
  • A covered waste can is not provided in the ladies toilet room.
  • The toilet room fixtures are not clean.
  • Maintenance cleaning tools are not stored properly.
  • Mops are not hung and/or stored to facilitate air drying.
  • Food handler is wearing jewelry on arms or hands.
10/19/2012Routine
  • Critical: Food stored for cold-holding and service was not held at a temperature of 41 °F or below.
  • Potentially hazardous foods are not properly thawed.
  • Non-food contact surfaces of equipment have an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue and other debris.
  • Lighting intensity in areas where employees are working with unpackaged potentially hazardous food, or knives, slicers, grinders, etc. is not at least 50 foot candles.
08/06/2012Routine
  • Food is not stored six (6) inches off the floor.
  • Non-food contact surfaces are not cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues.
06/27/2012Routine
  • Critical: The 3 compartment sink is not used in proper sequence to wash, rinse and sanitize.
  • Non-food contact surfaces are not cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues.
  • Walls/ceilings or attached equipment are not in good repair.
  • Lighting intensity in consumer self service, handwash, warewashing or equipment and utensil storage or toilet room is not at least 20 foot candles.
  • Moist cloths used for wiping spills on food contact surfaces are not stored in approved chemical sanitizer between uses.
02/02/2012Routine
  • Critical: The 3 compartment sink is not used in proper sequence to wash, rinse and sanitize.
  • Non-food contact surfaces are not cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues.
  • Lighting intensity in areas where employees are working with unpackaged potentially hazardous food, or knives, slicers, grinders, etc. is not at least 50 foot candles.
10/25/2011Routine
  • Critical: Raw animal food is not separated from ready to eat food, or is placed, stored or displayed above ready to eat food.
  • Food is not stored in a clean, covered container.
  • Food is stored where it is exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination
  • Non-food contact surfaces of equipment have an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue and other debris.
  • Lighting intensity in areas where employees are working with unpackaged potentially hazardous food, or knives, slicers, grinders, etc. is not at least 50 foot candles.
08/22/2011Routine
  • Critical: The 3 compartment sink is not used in proper sequence to wash, rinse and sanitize.
  • Critical: Chemicals are stored with/above food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service or single use articles.
  • Critical: Employee was drinking in a food preparation or other area where food equipment, utensils or other items requiring protection were stored.
  • Non-food contact surfaces of equipment have an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue and other debris.
  • Clean equipment/utensils are not stored as to eliminate exposure to splash, dust, or contamination
  • Clean equipment/utensils are not stored in a clean dry location
  • Single use/single service articles are not stored as to eliminate exposure to splash, dust or contamination.
  • Single use/single service articles are not stored at least six (6) inches off the floor
  • Lighting intensity in areas where employees are working with unpackaged potentially hazardous food, or knives, slicers, grinders, etc. is not at least 50 foot candles.
  • Food handler's are wearing nail polish or artificial nails.
  • Food handler's fingernails are not trimmed to the end of the finger tips.
04/13/2011Routine
  • Non-food contact surfaces of equipment have an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue and other debris.
  • Lighting intensity in areas where employees are working with unpackaged potentially hazardous food, or knives, slicers, grinders, etc. is not at least 50 foot candles.
  • Moist cloths used for wiping spills on food contact surfaces are not stored in approved chemical sanitizer between uses.
01/04/2011Routine
  • Critical: Packaged food is not labeled as specified by law.
  • Critical: Chemicals are stored with/above food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service or single use articles.
  • Food is not stored six (6) inches off the floor.
  • Non-food contact surfaces of equipment have an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue and other debris.
  • Single use/single service articles are not kept in the original protective package or stored by using other means that afford protection from contamination.
  • Single use/single service articles are not stored at least six (6) inches off the floor
10/15/2010Routine
  • Critical: Chemicals are stored with/above food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service or single use articles.
  • Lighting intensity in areas where employees are working with unpackaged potentially hazardous food, or knives, slicers, grinders, etc. is not at least 50 foot candles.
09/09/2010Routine
  • Critical: Packaged food is not labeled as specified by law.
  • Critical: Food stored for cold-holding and service was not held at a temperature of 41 °F or below.
  • Critical: Materials used to construct food contact equipment allow the migration of deleterious substances.
  • Critical: An approved sanitizer is not being used during manual or mechanical warewashing.
  • Critical: The 3 compartment sink is not used in proper sequence to wash, rinse and sanitize.
  • Potentially hazardous foods are not properly thawed.
  • Food is not stored six (6) inches off the floor.
  • Food is stored where it is exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination
  • Single use/single service articles are not stored as to eliminate exposure to splash, dust or contamination.
  • Soap and/or paper towels are not provided for use at the hand wash lavatory.
  • There were insufficient number of receptacles for garbage.
  • Soiled linens are not stored to prevent contamination of food, clean equipment, clean utensils, single service or single use articles.
04/09/2010Routine
  • Food is not stored in a clean, covered container.
  • Food is stored where it is exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination
  • Clean equipment/utensils are not stored as to eliminate exposure to splash, dust, or contamination
  • Clean equipment/utensils are not stored in a clean dry location
  • A current state food safety certificate is not conspicuously posted.
01/08/2010Routine
  • Critical: Packaged food is not labeled as specified by law.
  • Critical: Ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food prepared on premises, and held under refrigeration, was not disposed of after 7 days.
  • Critical: Chemicals are stored with/above food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service or single use articles.
  • Potentially hazardous foods are not properly thawed.
  • Food is not stored in a clean, covered container.
  • Food is stored where it is exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination
  • Clean equipment/utensils are not stored as to eliminate exposure to splash, dust, or contamination
  • Clean equipment/utensils are not stored in a clean dry location
  • Single use/single service articles are not stored as to eliminate exposure to splash, dust or contamination.
  • A current state food safety certificate is not conspicuously posted.
  • Soap and/or paper towels are not provided for use at the hand wash lavatory.
11/04/2009Routine
  • Critical: Employee was drinking in a food preparation or other area where food equipment, utensils or other items requiring protection were stored.
  • Food is not stored in a clean, covered container.
  • Food is not stored six (6) inches off the floor.
  • Food is stored where it is exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination
  • Utensils/food-contact surfaces are not resistant to pitting, chipping, grazing, scratching scoring, distortion or decomposition.
  • Non-food contact surfaces of equipment have an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue and other debris.
  • Lighting intensity in areas where employees are working with unpackaged potentially hazardous food, or knives, slicers, grinders, etc. is not at least 50 foot candles.
  • Mops are not hung and/or stored to facilitate air drying.
09/08/2009Routine
  • Potentially hazardous foods are not properly thawed.
  • Non-food contact surfaces of equipment have an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue and other debris.
  • Single use/single service articles are not stored at least six (6) inches off the floor
  • Soap and/or paper towels are not provided for use at the hand wash lavatory.
06/15/2009Routine
  • Critical: Food for hot holding and service was held at a temperature of less than 135°F.
  • Potentially hazardous foods are not properly thawed.
  • Food is not stored six (6) inches off the floor.
  • Single use/single service articles are not stored at least six (6) inches off the floor
  • Plumbing is not maintained.
  • Critical: Food for hot holding and service was held at a temperature of less than 135°F.
  • Potentially hazardous foods are not properly thawed.
  • Food is not stored six (6) inches off the floor.
  • Single use/single service articles are not stored at least six (6) inches off the floor
  • Plumbing is not maintained.
01/05/2009Routine

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