TAQUERIA LA CARCACHA
4743 N US 441, Lake City FL 32055
Last inspected Apr 12, 2024 · 3 visits since March 2024
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.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. beans (88F - Hot Holding); rice (60F - Hot Holding) operator placed in reach in cooler.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker on water connection hose. Manager located one on truck and installed.
Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Wiping cloth sani-bucket solution chlrorine - 200+ppm. Manager remixed to 50ppm.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards stained with mold-like substance.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink blocked with bags and single-service containers. Manager removed.
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No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit on truck for sani-bucket or three compartment sink. Inspector gave operator small supply of test strips.
Carbon dioxide/helium/propane tanks not adequately secured. Propane tank freestanding outside of truck unsecured.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood and filters soiled with grease accumulation.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single-service trays not inverted or protected. Manager inverted and covered.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 9 recorded, 2 high priority.
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. beans (88F - Hot Holding); rice (60F - Hot Holding) operator placed in reach in cooler.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Fly spray on shelf next to liquid butter on shelf above prep, operator moved.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle, operator labeled as bleach.
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water was turned off, operator turned on.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Expired license is posted.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. 3 pairs on oven handles, operator moved tongs.
Plumbing system in disrepair. Pipes under sinks are cracked/broken.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler in corner of truck.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm, operator added bleach 100ppm.
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.