Taqueria Oaxaqueña

Observed deli slicer stored as clean but visibly dirty along posterior side with old food. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. COS by cleaning.

Observed black mold in bulk ice machine. Ice machine must be emptied, cleaned, and sanitized within 72 hours. Must increase cleaning frequency to a rate that precludes mold accumulations.

Observed very large opening at bottom of back door. Outer openings of a food service establishment shall be protected against the entry of insects and rodents by:

(i) Filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors, walls, and ceilings;

(ii) Closed, tight-fitting windows; and

(iii) Solid, self-closing, tight-fitting doors.

Must add door sweep to door to prevent entry of pests.

Observed lid of bulk ice machine in disrepair. Also observed doors of 3-door reach-in cooler not properly closing and being left ajar. Must fix both.

Observed several time/ temperature control for safety (TCS) foods cold holding above 41 F in the prep top cooler/bottom reach-in cooler next to the ice machine.

Corrective Action: Repair cooler. All TCS food must be holding at 41 F and below.

511-6-1.04(6)(f) - Time/Temperature Control for Safety; Cold Holding (P) (f) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Cold Holding. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C)

Observed a head of individually wrapped lettuce that dark colored and partially spoiled. This head of lettuce was purchased in a larger sealed box of individually wrapped lettuce heads purchased from Restaurant Depot in Marietta.

Corrected on site: Lettuce was discarded.

511-6-1.07(4)(c) - Segregation, distressed food segregated and properly located (Pf) (c) Segregation and Location. Products that are held by permit holder for credit, redemption, or returned to the distributor, such as damaged, spoiled, or recalled products, shall be segregated and held in designated areas that are separated from food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles. Pf

Observed a crack along the plastic trim over the lid of the ice machine lid.

Corrective action: Replace/repair plastic piece over the lid.

511-6-1.05(2)(a) - Equipment and Utensils, constructed of durable materials (C) (2) Design and Construction. (a) Equipment and Utensils. Equipment and utensils shall be designed and constructed to be durable and to retain their characteristic qualities under normal use conditions.

Observed TCS foods in the reach in cooler held greater than 41 degrees (temperatures ranged from 45-53 degrees) for longer than 4 hours. COS by discarding food items.

Observed mold build-up in ice machine. CA: Must clean and sanitizer ice machine at a rate that precludes mold accumulations.

Observed sanitizer in bucket at less than 50 ppm (Cl). Must maintain sanitizer at effective concentration between 50-100 ppm.

Observed small prep table in kitchen with significant rust build up on botton shelf, lower section of door frame near ice machine damaged/missing. Must be repaired.

Observed potentially hazardous food in the reach in cooler such as tomatoes, lettuce, pork cold held greater than 41 degrees. COS by moving the food to a different cooler. Make sure the refrigerator is working.

Observed paper towels not provided at the hand sink in the back kitchen. COS by providing aper towels.

Observed hand sink in the back kitchen blocked by a hand sink. Hand sink must alwayd be easily accessible. COS by moving the hand sink.

Observed food employee wearing jewelry/ bracelet other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.

The gasket of one of the reach in cooler in the front kitchen must be replaced.

Observed the tile missing close to the ice machine. Must be repaired.

Must clean the ceiling tiles in the back kitchen close to the 3 compartment sink. Must regrout the floors in the back kitchen.