EL TEQUILAS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT INC
1784 S RIDGEWOOD AVE.
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/10/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
1
Basic
10
Total
15
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Salmon
- 36-02-5:Basic - Deep grout lines pooling water/food in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On-Site
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Corrected On-Site
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jackets in an oven Hair cream with single service
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Large pot cracked and broken in multiple areas. Operator discarded Corrected On-Site
- 33-29-4:Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Rusted through
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Sugar in waitstation Corrected On-Site
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Beef room temp Cooked beans, chicken, pork room temp. Chicken standing water Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar in waitstation Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 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. Employee running food arranged it in the plate with bare hands
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs sauces Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Shredded cheese. Chicken, fish, and beef 46F, Tamales 46F, crumble cheese 47F. Sliced cheese 46F, True cooler next to cookline hand sink. Operator moved to another cooler
- 03E-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. Cheese sauce 96F in the steam table at 1:10 from around 11. Employee moved to the Stove to reheat more rapidly **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. Employees with no food handler
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/10/2025 revealed 15 total violations (4 high priority, 1 intermediate, 10 basic).
Inspection on 8/29/2024
High Priority
7
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
16
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In sauces walk in cooler
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Dead roach parts in a container on top of microwave holding a bag of corn flakes. 1 dead roach in cookline freezer 1 on the floor in front of ice machine
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drinks on prep and storage shelving Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets hanging cookline freezer Repeat Violation
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Over beans Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 in storage area of kitchen
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Reach in cooler raw steak over guacamole Raw chicken over spinach dip cookline cooler Corrected On-Site
- 01B-24-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Pablano 8/22
- 01B-03-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Live and dead insects in flour container
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. milk 44F, double cooler adjacent to single service storage. Out and returned to cooler Top cookline drawer raw chicken 44-45F, cooked pork 44-49F. Just stocked per operator. Operator iced.
- 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 heated and moved to steam table 84F. Operator removed
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Insecticide over dry storage Corrected On-Site
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Bar
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical storage area
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/29/2024 revealed 16 total violations (7 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 1/29/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
4
Basic
12
Total
17
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. -gasket on reach-in freezer at cookline drooping -front of paper towel dispenser in dishwashing area is cracked
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. -plastic lid on top of queso in walk-in cooler is chipped, operator discarded lid Corrected On-Site
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. -significant amount of discarded construction materials stored on ground in dumpster area Repeat Violation
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. -reach-in freezer across from cooking equipment
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. -multiple knives stored between prep sink and prep table, operator removed Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. -tongs hanging off off oven door handle, operator removed Corrected On-Site
- 33-38-4:Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink provided with disposable towels. -handwash sink next to double door reach-in cooler, operator installed waste receptacle Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -walk-in cooler fan covers have an accumulation of dust/debris. -hood filters above cooking equipment have a light accumulation of grease and food debris Repeat Violation
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. -unwashed lettuce stored above diced tomatoes in walk-in cooler, operator relocated diced tomatoes Corrected On-Site
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. -bar area sanitizer bucket tested 0pmm, operator refilled, retested 200ppm Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor in dishwashing area, operator relocated Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -sugar container, operator labeled Corrected On-Site
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. -hose bibb on rear of building
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. -milk in double door reach-in cooler next to handwash sink lacking date, operator dated Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -inside of ice machine has a light accumulation of black, mold-like substance -long white cutting board on top of reach-in cooler has an accumulation of food debris
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. -operator's CHLORINE test kit wet
- 05-06-4:Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. -probe thermometer reading 20F in ice bath, operator recalibrated Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/29/2024 revealed 17 total violations (1 high priority, 4 intermediate, 12 basic).
Inspection on 8/14/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
14
Total
17
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Repeat Violation
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. -1 tank in bar area, operator secured Corrected On-Site
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. -large stainless steel pots in dishwashing area Repeat Violation
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -open employee drink on top of prep table, operator relocated Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 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 backpack on prep table, operator relocated Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. -gasket torn on small reach-in cooler on cookline
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair in dishwashing area.
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. -open buckets of salsa and sour cream stored on the floor in walk-in cooler, operator relocated Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Repeat Violation
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment., operator removed to dishwashing area. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -walk-in cooler fan covers have an accumulation of dust/debris. -hood filters over cookline have an accumulation of grease -equipment door handles soiled throughout kitchen Repeat Violation
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. -true reach-in cooler
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. -small reach-in cooler on cookline
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. -0ppm, operator refilled, retested 100ppm
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. -0ppm, operator installed new bucket of sanitizer, retested 25 ppm Corrected On-Site
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet, operator installed new hose bibb vacuum breaker. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -cutting boards on reach-in coolers throughout the kitchen are stained
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/14/2023 revealed 17 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 14 basic).