BITIA'S TAQUERIA
3436 17 ST
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/9/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. All ceiling vents in the kitchen soiled.
- 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used to repair blender picture and on the corner of the ice machine. Owner removed the tape from the ice machine and discarded the blender. **Corrected On-Site**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of the reach in cooler across from the grill soiled.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Several containers of food in the dry storage area not covered. Owner placed covers on all the containers. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat sauces in the reach in cooler across from the grill. Owner removed the eggs. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee handled raw beef then clean equipment without changing gloves and washing their hands. Employee removed the equipment to be sanitized and washed their hands and changed gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/9/2025 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 9/3/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-17-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-03: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/3/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 8/30/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
9
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone and speaker stored on a shelf next to food in the preparation area. Employee removed the items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Several containers of food stored on the floor in the walk in cooler and the kitchen. Owner placed the items on a shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Several wet wiping cloths stored on equipment and preparation tables through out the kitchen. Owner placed all the wiping cloths in a sanitizer solution. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 12A-18-4:High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Employee washed hands then wiped their hands on their apron. The employee properly washed their hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 12A-17-4:High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. The employee properly washed their hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled a broom then clean equipment without washing their hands. Employee removed the equipment be sanitized and washed their hands.. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 12A-20-4:High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. The employee properly washed their hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Cheddar cheese, cooked zucchini and cornmeal dough stored next to the cook line on time as a public health control with no time marks. Owner stated the items were stored on time for approximately 30 minutes. Owner placed a time mark on the items. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/30/2024 revealed 9 total violations (5 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).