A Mexican restaurant inspected by El Paso health inspectors in July had several violations, including unlabeled chemical bottles and raw meat left out overnight.
Vic's Flautas y Tortas, at 201 South Main
St. in Anthony, Texas, received a 65 in an inspection conducted on July 8.
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Vic's Flautas Y Tortas
19 violations, Vic's Flautas y Tortas at 201 South Main St.
The following inspection was done on July 8 and the restaurant was given a 65 score.
- Observed raw chicken, raw meat, and ham at 46 degrees inside prep table refrigerator.
- Observed caldo at 120 degrees on flat stove.
- Observed utensils with food-contact surfaces containing food/dust-like residue stored on rack by prep table.
- Observed food handler not wash hands before handling food.
- Observed food handler handle ready-to-eat food with bare hands.
- Observed unlabeled chemical spray bottles stored on rack by ice machine.
- Observed TCS foods stored inside reach-in refrigerator past discard date.
- Observed expired sanitizer testing strips by three-compartment sink.
- Observed no paper towels at the front hand-wash sink.
- Observed broken/burnt plastic food lids stored on rack next to three-compartment sink.
- Observed personal handgun on top of food container and next to food equipment by hand washing sink.
- Observed soiled wiping cloths left on prep table.
- Observed multiple items of food exposed to areas with food-like and/or grease-like residue above them.
- Observed wet stacked containers on shelf near three-compartment sink.
- Observed single-use utensils stored inside a bin containing food-like residue by rack next to prep table.
- Observed unlabeled squeeze bottle storing food by cooking line.
- Observed food-like residue and grease-like accumulation throughout establishment.
- Observed accumulated grease dripping from hood system vents.
- Observed front hand washing sink out of service.
The restaurant did not have a reinspection score listed.
Kristian Jaime is the Top Story Reporter for the El Paso Times and is reachable at Kjaime@elpasotimes.com.
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Unlabeled chemicals, unsanitary raw meat amid violations in inspection
