RICKS TACO CARTEL
2880 BECCA AVE
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/11/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/11/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/6/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
5
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. There is a buildup if ice inside the reach in freezer. Warning
- 35B-14-4:Basic - Mobile food dispensing vehicle service opening not kept closed except during food service. The service window and rear window are left open when not actually serving customers. No vermin present. Warning
- 35B-05-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. There are no screens or sliding windows on the service window or rear window of the mobile food dispensing vehicle. Warning
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In the glass door reach in cooler raw chorizo is stored over raw fish and raw shrimp. Operator moved items to proper storage. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. There is no chemical test kit for chlorine sanitizer. Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/6/2025 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 7/19/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 21-05-5:Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. There are flour tortillas in direct contact with a cloth wiping towel.
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee is wearing a bracelet while preparing food.
- 24-17-4:Basic - Silverware/utensils dried with a towel/cloth. Operator dried pans with a towel. Educated the operator on proper air drying after wash, rinse, sanitize. Operator repeated the process properly. Corrected On-Site
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Sanitizer not set up in three compartment sink, operator washed and rinsed pans without sanitizing. Operator educated on proper ware washing. Triple sink set up properly. Pans were properly washed, rinsed and sanitized. Corrected On-Site
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operator does not have a test kit for chlorine sanitizer.
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/19/2024 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 1/4/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
1
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Processed vegetables (vegan neat) is thawing at room temperature in the triple sink.
- 12A-05-4:High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. An employee stepped off the food truck, ate a taco, reentered the food truck, put on gloves and began working without washing hands. Inspector educated the operator on hand washing procedures. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In the glass door reach in cooler jalapeno peppers are in direct contact with a nonfood grade to go bag.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the bottom of the glass door reach in cooler cooked beef (46F - Cold Holding).
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. The hand washing sink is filled with a bag of broccoli, a pitcher of iced tea and a water bottle. Operator emptied the hand washing sink. Corrected On-Site
- 02C-08-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. In the glass door reach in cooler thawed processed vegetables (vegan meat) that was thawed two days ago per operator is not date marked.
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/4/2024 revealed 6 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 8/9/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
0
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer bucket chlorine sanitizer 200ppm. Operator changed the sanitizer, chlorine sanitizer 50ppm. Corrected On-Site
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. There is no chlorine chemical test kit.
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Inspector provided the operator with the employee reporting agreement. Employees completed the employee reporting agreements. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/9/2023 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 0 basic).