Taco John's #11, 3800 Merle Hay Rd Ste 976, Des Moines, IA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations

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Business Info

Name: TACO JOHN'S #11
Type: Restaurant without liquor
Sub type: Fast Food
Address: 3800 Merle Hay Rd Ste 976, Des Moines, IA 50310
Owner and phone: TACO JOHN'S OF IOWA INC
605-338-1330
Total inspections: 7
Last inspection: 8/31/2010
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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type
No violation noted during this evaluation. 8/31/2010Mail-In
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Cross-Contamination Protection (Inadequate protection from cross-contamination 3-302.11, p 61)
      Observed employee scraping ground beef from one container to another intended for service.
  • Warewashing
    • Adequate warewashing facilities (Equipment/utensils: air-drying requirement not met 4-901.11, p 140)
      An area to air dry clean dishes shall be provided.
  • Other Operations
    • License posted/maintained (License not posted/displayed 8-304.11, p 200)
 8/27/2010Routine
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Cold hold (PHF food not maintained at 41° F or below 3-501.16, pg 82)
      Diced tomatoes and pico de gallo holding on cold table at 50 degrees. Items were voluntarily disposed of-Corrected at time of inspection.
  • Warewashing
    • Adequate warewashing facilities (Equipment/utensils: air-drying requirement not met 4-901.11, p 140)
      Allow pans to air-dry prior to stacking.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Utensils not maintained in good repair 4-502.11(A), p 128)
      Rubber scrapers are cracked/pitted and are not easily cleanable.
  • Other Operations
    • License posted/maintained (Most recent inspection report not posted IAC 481-30.3(3))
      Post most recent inspection report at eye level in public viewing area.
 2/18/2009Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation. 3/11/2008Routine
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Approved Source/Sound Condition (Package integrity 3-202.15, p 54)
      badly dented can catoi
3/12/2007Routine
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Plumbing: installed/maintained (Plumbing maintained in good repair 5-205.15, p 153)
      The grease trap is cracked and waste water leaks on the dishroom floor when sinks are emptied. All waste water has been cleaned up and dishroom use shall not be used until leak has been repaired. Establishment shall call the regulatory athority when repair has been made.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Equipment: location/installation/repair/adjustment 4-401.11, 4-402.11, 4-501.11, p 121-123)
      broken cooler door gasket.
 5/3/2006Routine
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Date Marking (Inadequate date marking of ready-to-eat foods 3-501.17, p 83)
      Date label all potentially hazardous ready to eat product with pull date. This includes bulk containers of potentially hazardous ready to eat product when container seal is broken.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Thermometers provided/accurate (Thermometers: provided & accessible 4-302.12(A), pg 120)
      Ensure all refrigeration units have functional thermometers.
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Wiping cloths, in sanitizing solution, used one purpose 3-304.14, p 66)
      Wiping cloths not maintained in sanitizer between use.
 5/6/2005Routine

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