TAQUERIA GUERRERO
628 BELVEDERE RD, WEST PALM BEACH 33405
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/15/2024
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 2/15/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/14/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Bottom reach in cooler doors across from cook line not closing Warning
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. In tortilla making area Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Uncover bucket of Soup thawing on floor under fire extinguisher Warning
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. In use avocados contain stickers in flip top cooler Repeat Violation Warning
- 29-20-5:Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand sink Warning
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw meat vegetables shrimp soup thawing room temperature Warning
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee observed washing stainless steal containers. No sanitizing procedure observed. Educated on site. Equipment sanitized in triple sink-chlorine 100ppm Corrected On-Site Warning
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef and raw chicken not commercially packaged over uncovered buckets of salsa not commercially packaged in walk in freezer Corrected On-Site Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit chicken nuggets (56F - Cold Holding); cooked plantain (56F - Cold Holding); chicken wings (56F - Cold Holding); French fries (56F - Cold Holding); raw bacon (56F - Hot Holding); ham (56F - Cold Holding) reach in cooler end of cook line. Not prepped or portioned today. In unit over four hours. Doors not closing properly. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit chicken nuggets (56F - Cold Holding); cooked plantain (56F - Cold Holding); chicken wings (56F - Cold Holding); French fries (56F - Cold Holding); raw bacon (56F - Hot Holding); ham (56F - Cold Holding) reach in cooler end of cook line. Not prepped or portioned today. In unit over four hours. Doors not closing properly. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit cooked pepper onions (88F - Hot Holding) on stove top. Double panned. Chef states food out less than four hours. Reheated to 165F. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cutting machine in hand sink Removed Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
- 02D-02-4:Intermediate - Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Salt sugar in dry storage Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/14/2024 revealed 13 total violations (5 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 7/26/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
3
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 08B-39-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Avocados with sticker in use for guacamole Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-26: **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. salsa (68F - Cooling); in walk in cooler. Per operator food not prepped or portioned today. Cooked last night salsa stored In large pot. At this rate food did not cool within 6 hours. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-26: Salsa 45F cooling Roja sauce 45 cooling Operator states food items cooked on 7/24. Not prepped or portioned today. Food items in large plastic buckets covered. At this rate, food did not cool to 41F within 6 hours. Admin Complaint
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. salsa (68F - Cooling); in walk in cooler. Per operator food not prepped or portioned today. Cooked last night. salsa stored In large pot. At this rate food did not cool within 6 hours. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. beef (48F - Cold Holding) in walk in cooler. Per operator beef not prepped or portioned. In unit over four hours. Defrosted at room temperature. wings (45F - Cold Holding); octopus (45F - Cold Holding); French fries (46F - Cold Holding); cheese (45F - Cold Holding); pork (45F)in bane Marie on cook line. Per operator food not prepped or portioned today. In unit over four hours. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-26: Salsa 45F cooling Roja sauce 45 cooling Operator states food items cooked on 7/24. Not prepped or portioned today. Food items in large plastic buckets covered. At this rate, food did not cool to 41F within 6 hours. Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/26/2023 revealed 3 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 7/24/2023
High Priority
9
Intermediate
5
Basic
3
Total
17
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Avocados with sticker in use for guacamole Warning
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. On cook line Warning
- 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. 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. salsa (68F - Cooling); in walk in cooler. Per operator food not prepped or portioned today. Cooked last night salsa stored In large pot. At this rate food did not cool within 6 hours. Warning
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Fly trap stored over onions in storage hallway to Warning
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over cooked shrimp walk in cooler. Removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 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. Raw beef over raw fish in walk in freezer. Food items Not commercially packaged. Removed. Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. salsa (68F - Cooling); in walk in cooler. Per operator food not prepped or portioned today. Cooked last night. salsa stored In large pot. At this rate food did not cool within 6 hours. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. beef (48F - Cold Holding) in walk in cooler. Per operator beef not prepped or portioned. In unit over four hours. Defrosted at room temperature. wings (45F - Cold Holding); octopus (45F - Cold Holding); French fries (46F - Cold Holding); cheese (45F - Cold Holding); pork (45F)in bane Marie on cook line. Per operator food not prepped or portioned today. In unit over four hours. Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. beef (48F - Cold Holding) in walk in cooler. Per operator beef not prepped or portioned. In unit over four hours. Defrosted at room temperature. wings (45F - Cold Holding); octopus (45F - Cold Holding); French fries (46F - Cold Holding); cheese (45F - Cold Holding); pork (45F)in bane Marie on cook line. Per operator food not prepped or portioned today. In unit over four hours. 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. cooked onions (105F - Hot Holding); cooked peppers (105F - Hot Holding); in steam table. Per operator food cooked less than Four hours. Reheated to 165F for hot holding. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemicals stored with food items in storage room. Removed. Spray bottle containing cleaning solution stored with clean glasses over triple sink. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm); Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 100ppm). Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. sliced tomatoes (45F - Cooling) at 9:40 am to 46F at 10:10 am since 8:40 am. Tomatoes overstocked. Removed and placed in cooler. Repeat Violation Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.Interior ice machine Warning
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Clorox bottles in hand sink. Removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Warning
- 02C-04-5:Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Shrimp in walk in cooler Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/24/2023 revealed 17 total violations (9 high priority, 5 intermediate, 3 basic).