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TAQUERIA EL PATOLOCO

2348 W COLUMBUS DR, Tampa FL 33607

Last inspected Aug 28, 2023 · 2 visits since August 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

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.

Licence typeFood service
Licence3953178
Worst finding on 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.
High priority/22-42-4/Warning
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Inspection history

2 visits, newest first

Aug 28, 2023□ Emergency Order Callback CompliedRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 25, 2023■ Emergency order recommendedRoutine Inspection

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.

3 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 8 findings ▾
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.
High priority/22-42-4/Warning
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.
High priority/12A-07-5/Repeat Violation/Warning
Establishment operating with no potable running water. Mobile unit has no runner potable water.
High priority/27-12-4/Warning
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Employee hand wash sink blocked by reach in cooler.
Intermediate/31A-09-4/Warning
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.
Intermediate/02C-02-5/Warning
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.
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site/Warning
Food stored on floor. Bag of onions stored on floor in mobile unit.
Basic/08B-38-4/Warning
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Basic/21-12-4/Repeat Violation/Warning

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.