Observed food service employee wipe her hands on soiled wiping cloth on counter before serving food and before continuing to prepare food
Hands must be washed before handling food/equipment/utensils and after handling soiled wiping cloth
Observed handwash station located at beverage service area without soap and paper towels
Provide paper towel dispenser
Adequate facilities shall be provided for handwashing
Observed carne asada meat in large deep pot on griddle holding meat temperatures at 120 degrees
Food service worker states that, \"The meat was done bring prepared around 8:30 a.m.\" The meat was reheated to 165 degrees for 15 seconds
Observed chicken breasts in steam table at 120 degrees
Food service worker claims that, \"The chicken were done being cooked at 7:30 a.m.\" At 11:30 a.m
the chickens were reheated to 165 degrees for 15 seconds
When chicken went out of temperature is unknown, but recommend to keep at or above 135 degrees when hot holding
Observed 4 whole chickens being kept at room temperature on shelf/rack located above store
Chickens were found to be at 65 degrees at 11:30 a.m
Food service worker stated that, \"The chickens were done being cooked at 7:30 a.m.\" Chickens were voluntarily tossed
If holding food, it must be kept at or below 135 degrees at all times
Observed pork meat in unapproved food preparation area hanging on unapproved PVC pipe rack holding temperature at 45 degrees
When cold holding the pork must be kept at or below 41 degrees
The meat will be voluntary destroyed
Pork in unapproved food preparation area is not protected from dirt, vermin, droplet contamination, and other environmental sources of contamination
Provide an approved location such as an enclosed walk-in refrigerator to hold meat in and protect from contamination
Observed unclean and soiled wiping cloths stored on the taqueria meat department food preparation countertops
Keep wiping cloths in a 100ppm bleach solution or a 200ppm quaternary solution in a sanitizer bucket when not in use to prevent contamination of food contact surfaces
Observed food preparation at both departments while soiled wiping cloths were on the counters and without washing, rinsing and sanitizing prepared.
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