Taco Time, 810 S State St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 - inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Restaurant name: TACO TIME
Address: 810 S State St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 359-9373
Restaurant type: Restaurants: non-plated
Risk level: Risk Level 3
Total inspections: 10
Last inspection: 3/24/2015
Score
87

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Inspection findings

Inspection date

Type

Score

Action taken

  • Critical: Employee personal beverages is not separated from food preparation areas. (3 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Food scoop handle is touching food in the container. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
  • Wet wiping cloths are not stored in sanitizer solution. (1 penalty point)
  • Bubble gum dispenser in the basement is stored beneath waste pipes. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Ice sticks are placed directly on walk-in cooler rack. The interior ceiling of the ice machine is unclean. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
    2 occurences.
  • The interior ceiling of the microwave is unclean. (1 penalty point)
3/24/2015Routine87Advise & Educate
  • Critical: Salsa fresca is holding at 46° F at the salsa bar. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • Critical: Cooked chicken is being held at 127 °F in a warmer. (6 penalty points)
  • Food equipment in the basement is stored beneath waste pipes. (1 penalty point)
  • Power drill used to mix food is not food grade. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: The top interior of the ice machine is unclean. Soda dispenser spigot diffuser is unclean. (6 penalty points)
    2 occurences.
  • Critical: A spray hose hangs below the flood rim of the 3 compartment sink. (6 penalty points)
8/13/2014Routine74Advise & Educate
  • The certified manager is not registered with SLVHD. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: An employee did not wash hands before putting on gloves. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: Employees personal beverages are not separated from food preparation areas. (3 penalty points)
  • Critical: Various items are being held at 50-51°F in the west walk in cooler. Fresh salsa is being held at 48°F in the salsa bar. (6 penalty points)
    2 occurences.
  • Cabinetry is not smooth, easily cleanable and non-absorbent. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: The west walk in cooler is unable to hold potentially hazardous foods at or below 41°F. (3 penalty points)
  • Various ceiling surfaces are not smooth, durable, easily cleanable and non-absorbent above the soda boxes. (1 penalty point)
  • Restrooms lack hand washing signage. (1 penalty point)
6/27/2013Routine78Advise & Educate
  • Critical: A employee is using a personal cell phone while preparing food with gloves on. (3 penalty points)
  • The ice scoop is stored on top of the ice machine. (1 penalty point)
  • A container of food is being stored on the floor. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Various items are being held between 112-119 °F in hotholding units. (6 penalty points)
  • Food equipment is stored beneath sewer lines. (1 penalty point)
  • The hand drill to mix is not NSF approved for food use. (1 penalty point)
  • Equipment is not installed at least 6 inches above the floor to facilitate cleaning (stand up freezer). (1 penalty point)
  • Various ceiling surfaces are not smooth, durable, easily cleanable and non-absorbent (access to attic I and above soon boxes). (1 penalty point)
  • An exterior door is not tight fitting. (1 penalty point)
10/4/2012Routine84Advise & Educate
  • Critical: An employee did not wash hands between clean and dirty tasks. (6 penalty points)
3/21/2012Critical Item94Advise & Educate
  • A container of food is being stored on the floor in the walk in cooler. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
  • single service cups box stored on the floor. Plastic buckets stored on the floor. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
  • Pressurized cylinders are not secured. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
  • The mop sink is not sealed to adjacent wall. (1 penalty point)
  • The handles on utensil drawers are dirty. the container holding The mexi salt is dirty on the outside. (1 penalty point)
    Corrected on site.
    3 occurences.
  • The soda piping is leaking. (1 penalty point)
  • The ceiling in the walking is chipping. (the paint) the floor in the basement is no longer sealed by the soda dispensary. The tile by the mopsink are cracked. (1 penalty point)
    3 occurences.
  • Not all floor/wall junctures are coved and sealed. (1 penalty point)
1/26/2012Routine92Advise & Educate
  • The lemons in a bowl are in contact with culinary ice. (1 penalty point)
  • Food in the freezer is not covered to prevent contamination. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: The nice on the warmer is being held at 130°F. (6 penalty points)
  • Critical: The salsa is being held at 45 F on the ice bath. (6 penalty points)
  • Unwrapped straws for customer self-service are not presented to protect lip surfaces from touching by customers. (1 penalty point)
  • Cabinetry is not smooth, easily cleanable and non-absorbent. (1 penalty point)
  • Non-portable equipment is not spaced from immovable non-portable surfaces for easy cleaning, or sealed to nearby immovable surfaces. (1 penalty point)
  • A cutting board is scored. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: The interior of the ice machine is unclean. The canopener is unclean to sight and touch. (6 penalty points)
    2 occurences.
  • Various ceiling surfaces are not smooth, durable, easily cleanable and non-absorbent. (1 penalty point)
  • Utility lines are not installed above the floor to facilitate cleaning. (1 penalty point)
4/8/2011Routine74Advise & Educate
  • Certified food safety manager is not registered with the SLVHD. (1 penalty point)
  • Rubber door gaskets to three door glass fridge noted in disrepair. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Ice guard of ice machine noted soiled. (6 penalty points)
    Corrected on site.
  • There is a gap between the cove base and the wall by the hand sink. (1 penalty point)
  • A couple of floor tiles by ice machine noted in disrepair. (1 penalty point)
  • Wall behind bag in box located in basement noted soiled. (1 penalty point)
8/31/2010Routine89Advise & Educate
  • Some foods in glass door fridge are not covered. (1 penalty point)
  • Rubber door gaskets to a couple of doors on glass door fridge noted in disrepair. (1 penalty point)
  • Walk in fridge condensor fan covers are dirty. (walk in by ice machines) (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Floor sink to coke machine is plugged up. (3 penalty points)
  • There is a gap between the cove bsae and the wall by the hand sink. (1 penalty point)
  • Flooring beneathe fryer is soiled with grease and food debris. Floor sink located inside the cabinet by the soda machine is full of slime mold and filth. (2 penalty points)
    2 occurences.
1/6/2010Routine91Advise & Educate
  • Critical: Employee drinks are stored on a cutting board in the warewash room. (6 penalty points)
  • Various foods stored in glass door fridge are not covered. (1 penalty point)
  • The hand sink is not properly sealed to the wall. (1 penalty point)
  • Middle door rubber gasket on glass door fridge noted in disrepair. (1 penalty point)
  • Critical: Bottom wire rack shelf in walk in fridge where bag in box is stored is soiled. Interior of ice-o-matic ice machine is soiled. (12 penalty points)
    2 occurences.
  • Fan covers in walk in fridges are dirty. (1 penalty point)
  • Floor sink located inside the cabinet by the soda machine is soiled. Flooring beneathe fryers is soiled. Downstairs flooring and wall adjacent to bag in box is soiled with spilled syrup. (3 penalty points)
    3 occurences.
5/11/2009Routine75Advise & Educate

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