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Licensee
Name: CALIFORNIA TACOS TO GO License Number: SEA3910924
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2020
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 808 S DALE MABRY HWY
TAMPA, FL 33609

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 09/21/2016 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
23-15-4    Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink. **Warning**
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic Basket in salsa corrected on site- removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
51-11-4    Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
23-19-4    Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/refrigerator. **Warning**
14-38-4    Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Bulk bin melted **Warning**
08B-12-4    Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. Onions, pork **Warning**
14-13-4    Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Lids of bulk containers, rusted and covered soiled tin foil **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-07-4    Basic - Gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. **Warning**
36-62-4    Basic - Light not functioning. Kitchen **Warning**
05-09-4    Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In any coolers **Warning**
14-67-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. **Warning**
14-20-4    Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover. Used to cover rusted lids to bulk containers **Warning**
42-01-4    Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Corrected on site- hung **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected on site- removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03D-02-4    High Priority - Cooked potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler at 55°F, all food in overnight **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-22-4    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. Raw chicken over raw beef over raw fish, manager will change the order of the shelves **Warning**
01B-02-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Overnight cooling **Warning**
41-10-4    High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Stern is on bulk bin, corrected on site- removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-05-4    Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Spoon in hand wash sink in kitchen, pitcher I. Hand wash sink at cookline corrected on site- removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-30-4    Intermediate - Interior of reach in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue. Beef blood **Warning**
22-28-4    Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. **Warning**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Ladies room **Warning**
31B-03-4    Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Ladies room **Warning**
22-31-4    Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. On lids of bulk bins **Warning**
02D-02-4    Intermediate - Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. **Warning**
03D-21-4    Intermediate - Pans of cooling potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods stacked on top of one another. **Warning**
03D-20-4    Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooled in quantity deeper than 4 inches. **Warning**
03D-16-4    Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Covered and / or wrapped in sealed plastic bag **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
53B-13-5    Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Manager cannot find any certificates at this time **Warning**
14-77-5    Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintained in good repair. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is repaired. **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. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-18-4    Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Bulk bins and containers in reach in coolers **Warning**
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