TAQUERIA EL PATOLOCO
2348 W COLUMBUS DR, Tampa FL 33607
Last inspected Aug 28, 2023 · 2 visits since August 2023
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 0 ppm of sanitizer in three compartment sink due to no water.
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Inspection history
2 visits, newest first
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Ordered shut on the spot. 8 violations recorded, 3 of them the tier the state says can make you ill. A reinspection is required before this kitchen may reopen.
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Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 0 ppm of sanitizer in three compartment sink due to no water.
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employees placing gloves on with no hand washing between glove usage.
Establishment operating with no potable running water. Mobile unit has no runner potable water.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Employee hand wash sink blocked by reach in cooler.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked beef, cooked beans held over 24 hrs not date marked.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on food prep, corrected, employee removed phone during inspection.
Food stored on floor. Bag of onions stored on floor in mobile unit.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.