Taco Truck, 1231 78 St, Tampa, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: TACO TRUCK
Type: Mobile Food Dispensing Vehicle
Address: 1231 78 St, Tampa, FL 33619
License #: 3951676
Total inspections: 6
Last inspection: 4/9/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Back room **Warning**
  • Basic - Lack of toilet tissue at each toilet. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bathroom **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**
4/9/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Back room **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Beef in bucket in back room **Warning**
  • Basic - Lack of toilet tissue at each toilet. **Warning**
  • Basic - Mobile food dispensing vehicle service opening not kept closed except during food service. **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. **Warning**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Beef in bucket **Warning**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water.fish and shrimp **Warning**
  • Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Plastic spoons **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrective action taken. All PHF are iced down until repairs are made. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Corrective action taken. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. 2 refrigerator in back room. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bathroom **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. 2 commercial reachin coolers on cooks line. **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. **Warning**
4/7/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
2/6/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - No drainboards or equivalent provided for soiled items and/or air drying cleaned items.
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification.
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
9/4/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • 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. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored with handle in contact with ice in ice bin.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Mobile food dispensing vehicle service opening larger than necessary for food service. Door
  • Basic - Mobile food dispensing vehicle service opening not kept closed except during food service.
  • Basic - No drainboards or equivalent provided for soiled items and/or air drying cleaned items.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature.
  • Basic - Reuse of single-service articles. Aluminum pans
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in chest freezer.
  • High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Not set up
  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification.
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
7/1/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
  • Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification.
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
4/16/2013Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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