EL BUEN GUSTO
7227 NW 88 ST
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/17/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
1
Total
5
Inspection Details:
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Observed: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Dried milk residue on steaming wand of espresso machine. Employee cleaned wand. Corrected On-Site Priority: Intermediate
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Observed: Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee unopened beverages in bakery reach in cooler. Priority: Basic
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Observed: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Container of house made tamales in walk in freezer missing date marked when prepared. Priority: Intermediate
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Observed: 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. Hot items in front counter hot case on time control form all missing time mark. Per manager all items in unit at 7:00am when opened. Manager added time mark to 11:00am. Corrected On-Site Priority: High Priority
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Observed: Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On kitchen stovetop, scrambled eggs with vegetables (114F - Hot Holding). Per employee prepared approximately 30minutes. Employee returned eggs to low fire and covered to container to reheat for proper hot holding. **Corrective Action Taken** Priority: High Priority
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/17/2025 revealed 5 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 9/26/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/26/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 1/31/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on freezer floor. -2 plastic containers of chicken and ground beef.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use dirty tongs stored on equipment oven door handle between uses.
- 12A-16-4:High Priority - Employee started shift put gloves on without hand washing. Instructed to wash hands. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw pork stored over or with ready-to-eat potatoes in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Operator removed and placed in appropriate location. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter in baking station at 72F, out of temperature stored at no temperature control under prep table less than 4 hours. Operator time marked 10am - 2pm as needed to be used at room temperature. Operator pulled from cooler, no preparation done today. Corrected On-Site
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.
- 02C-07-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared in a food establishment and dispensed in a vending machine not properly date marked. Wait station, flan at 42F prepared over 2 days ago. Operator date marked.
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/31/2024 revealed 8 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 11/6/2023
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
2
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
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 bags hanging on dry goods shelf in baking area and dry storage are.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Container of prepared salad in glassfront beverage cooler at front counter not covered. Repeat Violation
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of cough syrup on dry good shelf in kitchen. Employee placed in personal backpack. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In walk in freezer, bag of non commercially wrapped chicken in bus pan with bags of non commercially wrapped beef. Manager moved chicken to lower shelf with other chicken. Corrected On-Site
- 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer bucket in kitchen reading 200ppm chlorine. Employee corrected to 100ppm chlorine. Corrected On-Site
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Bulletin printed and provided. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Plates and cups in front counter hand sink closest to kitchen door. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/6/2023 revealed 7 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic).