El Tenampa Mexican Restaurant, 4563 W Irlo Bronson Mem Hwy, Kissimmee, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: EL TENAMPA MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 4563 W Irlo Bronson Mem Hwy, Kissimmee, FL 34746
License #: 5911073
Total inspections: 22
Last inspection: 4/9/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler and on dry storage area.
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair, some tiles have water damage.
  • Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris, all 3 microwaves.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair, in front of cooking equipment.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink, next to three compartment sink.
4/9/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles.
9/24/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. **Warning**
6/11/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen, and inside walk in cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
  • High Priority - License is expired and is more than 60 after expiration date. **Warning**
  • 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. Employee cutting peppers and cilantro. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, shrimps all at 60°F, inside preparation table in front of cooking equipments. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. **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, inside walk in cooler, beef, chicken and pork. **Warning**
6/10/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable, all **Warning**
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint, while engage with food preparation **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Observed food stored on floor, inside walk in cooler and also all natural juices and jags on floor while been prepared. **Warning**
  • Observed misalignment of hood suppression system nozzles, at the end of cooking area a small stove attach to lp gas with no hood suppression system nozzle. For reporting purposes only. **Warning**
1/22/2013Complaint FullCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor, pot of different vegetables **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Hood filter not aligned properly at automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than hand-washing, to storage wiping cloths
1/22/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, preparation table located at kitchen entrance. **Warning**
  • Critical - Food contaminated by not food graded bag reheated inside microwave, rice. **Warning**
  • Critical - Food-contact surfaces in contact with potentially hazardous food not cleaned at least every four hours, cutting boards **Warning**
  • Garbage in receptacles not protected from insects and rodents. **Warning**
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, block with trash can **Warning**
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit, inside prep table at kitchen entrace **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed LP-gas cylinder with greater than one pound LP-gas capacity inside a building. For reporting purposes only. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed combined ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not date marked according to earliest date of opening/preparation, tamales, cooked rice, cook pork, inside walk in cooler. **Warning**
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable, all **Warning**
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers, at dinning area **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed employee dry hands on clothes/apron after washing. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. **Warning**
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint, while engage with food preparation **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink, at 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure, while adding fruits to natural juices **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor, inside walk in cooler and also all natural juices and jags on floor while been prepared. **Warning**
  • Observed garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food, inside pork container, flour. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed misalignment of hood suppression system nozzles, at the end of cooking area a small stove attach to lp gas with no hood suppression system nozzle. For reporting purposes only. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed non-service animals in the food establishment or on premises, around 30 big black birds around open dumpster **Warning**
  • Observed personal care item stored with food and clean equipment, employees apron. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, beef, pork, chicken, cheese, mayonnaise all at 52?f inside preparation table next to kitchen entrance. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Critical - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled.. **Warning**
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice), pork, beef, chicken, cheese, mayonnaise, Ham all at 52?f inside preparation table at kitchen entrance **Warning**
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
11/16/2012Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/29/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Violation: 03A-07-1 Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, all food inside cold drawer in cook line. AT CALLBACK INSPECTION RAW CHICKEN, RAW BEEF, RAW RIBS, RAW PORK SHOPS, COOKED CHICKEN, COOKED BEEF, COOKED GROUND BEEF ALL FROM 44 to 48 DEGREE F
  • Violation: 13-03-1 Observed employee with no hair restraint. Corrected On Site. AT CALLBACK INSPECTION EMPLOYEE ENGAGE WITH FOOD PREPARATION WEREN'T WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT
  • Critical - Violation: 31-12-1 Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing, to storage utensils. AT CALLBACK INSPECTION THERE WAS A HANDWASHING SINK MISSING NEXT TO DISHMACHINE
  • Critical - Violation: 32-16-1 Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, next to cooking equipment. AT CALLBACK INSPECTION THERE WAS NO SOAP AT HAND WASH SINK
  • Violation: 36-15-1 Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Critical - Violation: 53A-09-1 No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation.
  • Critical - Violation: 53A-19-1 Observed expired Food Manager Certification.
8/29/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, next to cooking equipment.
  • Critical - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation.
  • Critical - Observed LP-gas cylinder with greater than one pound LP-gas capacity inside a building. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface, hood filters.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles.
  • Critical - Observed combined ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not date marked according to earliest date of opening/preparation, all cooked food inside walk in cooler, chicken, pork, beef.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical - Observed expired Food Manager Certification.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing, to storage utensils.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed open dumpster lid, allowing around 10 to 15 black birds in and around it.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, all food inside cold drawer in cook line.
8/28/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Garbage storage area insufficient in capacity.
  • Observed garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
12/12/2011Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 05-09-1 No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit, preparation table/reach in cooler in front of cooking equipment.
11/17/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, preparation table/reach in cooler ambient temperature of 47 degree F.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit, preparation table/reach in cooler in front of cooking equipment.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, at walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, all potentially hazardous food inside preparation table/reach in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation, chicken over fish inside walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
11/16/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - First aid supplies improperly stored./peroxide stored above clean utensils Corrected On Site.
  • In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container./dry storage foids
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment.has training but no proper certifications. serve safe
  • Critical - Observed heavily encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect./cutting fruits
  • Observed cutting board heaviky grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable./bar area
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands./before putting on gloves
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair./reach in cooler cooks line
  • Observed geavy garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice./ice machine
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. bulk flour
  • Observed open dumpster lid./vultures flying in and out
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit./eggs cooks line
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit./steak,shrimps,raw chicken not abke to determine amount of time out of temperature stop sale
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food./raw whole shell eggs over tortillas cooks line Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation./raw beef chicken stored over raw fish Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed./wiping cloths Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area./corn cip biwls on top of cooks line Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above./beef.not being properly stirred manager stirred bringing to 155 degrees f Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses./ cooks line Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name./bulk product/also 2 containers improperly labeled
3/18/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.
  • Critical. Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands, by evidenced of sponge. Corrected On Site.
  • Ceiling tile missing, on top of ice machine.
  • Observed hole in ceiling, close to utilities pipes.
9/15/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed combined ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not date marked according to earliest date of opening/preparation at the walk in cooler. Repeat Violation
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor by evidence of onios and plant foods. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in cold holding unit/dry storage area by evidence of raw beef in walking cooler and fluor in dry area. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food preparation sinks, handsinks or warewashing machine used for purposes other than the designated use by evidence of grease and food debris. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with ineffective hair restraint. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory next to prep sink.
  • Critical. License expired within 30 days after expiration date. New license not properly display.
4/5/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed combined ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not date marked according to earliest date of opening/preparation. For any cook foods in the walk in cooler.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. For beef at room temperature 85F. Corrected On Site. Operator will reheat ASAP.
  • Critical. Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Cover inside the walk in cooler, Operator took the cover off.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Shrimp over tamales at the reach in frezzer.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.At the kitchen counter no one working with the foods.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.Inside the walk in cooler.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. For rice, flour.
  • Critical. Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands. For bowls with towels. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink. Cook on a bucket by the torta table. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. At the cooks ne. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed unnecessary items stored in garbage enclosure. Lots of empty wood pallets.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed extension cord in use for non-temporary period. For reporting purposes only. For the microwave.
9/30/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
8/26/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 6/24/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 3/9/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 1/6/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 7/24/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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