EL RANCHITO MEXICAN RESTAURANT
2645 E GULF TO LAKE HWY
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.7/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 8/7/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
3
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 28-02-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Vent above three compartment sink is dripping on clean food containers. Operator removed containers and washed them **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-30: Operator placed pan under vent to catch dripping water **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-07: Vent still is actively dripping above 3 compartment sink. Recommended to operator to remove pans from shelf and block off 3 compartment sink and only use dish machine. Operator removed all pans and utensils during inspection. Operator states they have called an HVAC repair service to repair. **Admin Complaint**
- 35B-01-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-30: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-07: **Time Extended**
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cooked pork prepared last night around 7:40 pm. No temperature monitoring was completed. See stop sale **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-30: No food items cooling at time of the inspection **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-07: No food cooling at the time of the inspection **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/7/2024 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 7/30/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 28-02-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Vent above three compartment sink is dripping on clean food containers. Operator removed containers and washed them **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-30: Operator placed pan under vent to catch dripping water **Time Extended**
- 35B-01-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-30: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Inside Walk in cooler, reach in coolers, reach in freezers soiled. Mop bucket outside soiled. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-30: **Time Extended**
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cooked pork prepared last night around 7:40 pm. No temperature monitoring was completed. See stop sale **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-30: No food items cooling at time of the inspection **Time Extended**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two flies in server station and four flies in the kitchen. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-30: 1 live fly in dish machine area **Time Extended**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler by hot well- Chile Ralleno 57-see stop sale Tamale 57-see stop sale Sour cream 55-moved to cooler brought from walk in at 11 am. Moved to freezer. Sour cream not observed at the end of the inspection **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-30: Raw steak 45F Refried beans 45F Cooked chicken 45F Cooked chicken 46F Shredded cheese 44F Carnitas 46F Cooked peppers 44F Salsa 45F In walk in cooler, ambient temperature 44F . Operator states all items in walk in cooler were below 40F at approximately 11am. **Admin Complaint**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled and grooved **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-30: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/30/2024 revealed 7 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 7/26/2024
High Priority
8
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
17
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 28-02-4:Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Vent above three compartment sink is dripping on clean food containers. Operator removed containers and washed them **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in kitchen and walk in cooler soiled. **Warning**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of oil in floor in kitchen. **Warning**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Inside Walk in cooler, reach in coolers, reach in freezers soiled. Mop bucket outside soiled. **Warning**
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Salsa in soy sauce container in walk in cooler. **Warning**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Cut onions and pico in walk in cooler not covered. Operator covered **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cooked pork prepared last night around 7:40 pm. No temperature monitoring was completed. See stop sale **Warning**
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Kitchen employee touched tortillas with bare hand. Temperature of tortilla was 122. Discussed with manager who had employee wash hands and put gloves on. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two flies in server station and four flies in the kitchen. **Warning**
- 02C-01-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/ Tamale labeled 07/08/2024, operator stated it was made last night. **Warning**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Pork, chile relleno, tamale **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler by hot well- Chile Ralleno 57-see stop sale Tamale 57-see stop sale Sour cream 55-moved to cooler brought from walk in at 11 am. Moved to freezer. Sour cream not observed at the end of the inspection **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice 114- reheated to 175. Beans 129- **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 41-15-5:High Priority - 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. Strip turned black sanitizer bucket in kitchen. **Warning**
- 05-05-4:Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Ambient thermometer gauge broken on reach in cooler by back door Operator added new thermometer **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled and grooved **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/26/2024 revealed 17 total violations (8 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).