TACO BURRITO KING I, INC. Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED SHREDDED CHICKEN AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 46.5F INSIDE OF PREP COOLER. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. EMPLOYEE DISCARDED FOOD. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS AT A COST OF $20.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Temperatures below 135°F allow bacteria to multiply, especially spore-formers that survive cooking.

Hot foods must be held at 135°F or above.

Maintain 135°F or above; Check temperatures regularly; Proper hot holding equipment; Cannot reheat in hot holding units.

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION - Comments: OBSERVED EXPIRED COOKED PORK TAMALES WITH A DATE LABELED 6-2-24. OBSERVED COOKED PORK TAMALES WITH BLACK AND GREEN SPOTS ON THE FOOD. COOKED, READY TO EAT FOODS MUST BE HELD NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. DAY 1 COUNTS AS THE DAY OF PREPARATION. FOOD DISCARDED BY EMPLOYEE. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS AT A COST OF $50.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Inadequate reheating fails to kill bacteria that grew during storage.

Foods must be reheated to 165°F within 2 hours.

Reheat to 165°F within 2 hours; Use proper equipment (not hot holding units); Discard if not reaching temperature in time.

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION - Comments: OBSERVED EXPIRED COOKED PORK TAMALES WITH A DATE LABELED 6-2-24. OBSERVED COOKED PORK TAMALES WITH BLACK AND GREEN SPOTS ON THE FOOD. COOKED, READY TO EAT FOODS MUST BE HELD NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. DAY 1 COUNTS AS THE DAY OF PREPARATION. FOOD DISCARDED BY EMPLOYEE. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS AT A COST OF $50.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Inadequate reheating fails to kill bacteria that grew during storage.

Foods must be reheated to 165°F within 2 hours.

Reheat to 165°F within 2 hours; Use proper equipment (not hot holding units); Discard if not reaching temperature in time.