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Licensee
Name: EL PASO MEXICAN RESTAURANT License Number: SEA6214493
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2017
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 3970 TAMPA RD
OLDSMAR, FL 34677

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 07/08/2014 Follow-up Inspection Required
Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below. The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws, which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing. Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training, documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered best practices to implement. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure when necessary.
Violation    Observation
23-16-4    Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on paper towel dispenser. **Warning**
32-21-4    Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Employees **Warning**
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.stove top on cooks line **Warning**
23-25-4    Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
23-24-4    Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. **Warning**
36-33-4    Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair. Dish washing area **Warning**
32-12-4    Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Employees **Warning**
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Warning**
40-06-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
24-08-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Both cook line reach in coolers not holding proper cold hold temps **Warning**
14-10-4    Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner.power drill used as mixer **Warning**
29-09-4    Basic - Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Hand sink **Warning**
38-11-4    Basic - Fifty (50) foot-candles of light not provided at a food working surface or where safety is a factor. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-73-4    Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in , cooks line , service area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-21-4    Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-13-4    Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. **Warning**
22-19-4    Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35B-04-4    Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Door know missing on back door **Warning**
14-67-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-33-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Cooks line 2 door **Warning**
14-20-4    Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-14-4    Basic - Shelf under preparation table soiled with food debris. **Warning**
23-09-4    Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. **Warning**
38-08-4    Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light not provided inside equipment where food is stored. **Warning**
23-12-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02D-01-4    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. **Warning**
12A-16-4    High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. **Admin Complaint** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12A-07-4    High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-48-4    High Priority - Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit .sour cream 60°,shredded mozzarella 64°, molé 68°, pork tamale 58° in two door reach on cooks line, raw chicken 49°,shrimp 49°, raw beef 46° in tall sliding two door reach in on cooks line. This must be corrected by 7/9/14 **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
01B-02-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
22-26-4    Intermediate - Buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler. Cooks line **Warning**
11-07-4    Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Warning**
27-04-4    Intermediate - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. **Warning**
31A-11-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Prep area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-28-4    Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. **Warning**
16-35-4    Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
05-06-4    Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. In cooks line reach in **Warning**
02C-02-4    Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.cooked chicken, cooked pork, cooked retried beans in walk in cooler **Warning**
53B-05-4    Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. This must be corrected by 9/8/14 **Warning**
41-17-4    Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Warning**
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