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Licensee
Name: TAQUERIA LA COSTENA License Number: SEA3900071
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2018
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 2506 W COLUMBUS DR
TAMPA, FL 33607

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 03/16/2017 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
32-21-4    Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. **Warning**
08B-45-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler.tortillas in kitchen on floor, chicken stored on floor in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-12-4    Basic - Dumpster rusted out on bottom. **Warning**
12B-12-4    Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Can of coke on prep table **Warning**
40-07-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.cell phones and keys **Warning**
36-73-4    Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cooking equipment, under three compartment sink, around reach in cooler **Warning**
21-04-4    Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-19-4    Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
38-07-4    Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. All lights. **Warning**
05-16-4    Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reach-in cooler, and walk in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-04-4    Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Dish room **Warning**
35B-04-4    Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Back and side door, dry storage shed not fully enclosed**Repeat Violation** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-67-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-06-4    Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Take out containers on shelf in kitchen. **Warning**
23-09-4    Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. **Warning**
08B-13-4    Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Ground beef, various food items **Warning**
29-02-4    Basic - Toilet leaking. **Warning**
36-27-5    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. In main kitchen, prep area **Warning**
29-11-4    Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Kitchen sink and three compartment sink **Warning**
42-01-4    Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-09-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. **Warning**
02D-01-5    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. **Warning**
50-17-2    High Priority - High - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Warning**
41-07-4    High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. **Warning**
12A-07-4    High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. Cook **Warning**
03B-01-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.rice 76°f **Warning**
08A-05-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Reach in cooler (raw chicken over ready to eat) **Warning**
01B-02-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Rice 76°f rice has been sitting out more than four hours **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**
31A-02-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by garbage can.next to three compartment sink. **Warning**
16-35-4    Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
27-09-4    Intermediate - No cold running water at handwash sink . **Warning**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. All three sinks. **Warning**
05-08-4    Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**
27-11-4    Intermediate - No running water at mop sink. **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. Ground beef various items in reach in cooler and walk in cooler **Warning**
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