7 TEQUILAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT

Violations (7)

• 2-1BCriticalCorrected on site

  Hands clean and properly washed

  Violation of Code: [511-6-1.03(5)(b)] Observed PIC turn off the hand sink with their bare hands in the main kitchen after handwashing and before packing To-Go orders. Observed PIC turn off the hand sink in the bar front service area after handwashing and before putting on clean gloves. CA: To avoid recontaminating their hands, food employees shall use disposable paper towels or similar clean barriers when touching surfaces such as manually operated faucet handles on a handwashing sink or the handle of a restroom door. COS: PIC was educated on handwashing procedure and rewashed hands and turned off with paper towel. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.

• 2-2DCriticalCorrected on site

  Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible

  Violation of Code: [511-6-1.06(2)(o)] Observed food employee filling a container of ice with water at the handsink in the main kitchen next to the warewashing station. CA: A handwashing facility may not be used for purposes other than handwashing. COS: Food employee was instructed to only use handsinks for handwashing only. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.

• 4-2ACorrected on site

  Food stored covered

  Violation of Code: [511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv)] Observed the following items stored uncovered in the under-grill cooler in the main kitchen: raw shrimp, raw mahi mahi, raw tilapia, raw beef, raw pork, vegetable medley, mushrooms, etc. CA: All food items must be stored covered to protect from contamination. COS: Food items were covered with the appropriate lid. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.

• 4-2BCorrected on site

  Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

  Violation of Code: [511-6-1.05(6)(n)] Observed the dishwasher at the bar in the front food service area testing at 0 ppm for chlorine while dishes were actively being washed. CA: Dish-machine chlorine sanitizer shall be at the proper minimum concentration at all times. COS: Dish machine was primed and tested at 50 ppm chlorine. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.

• 12CCorrected on site

  Wiping cloths: properly used and stored

  Violation of Code: [511-6-1.04(4)(m)] Observed 3 sanitizer buckets in the main kitchen and in the bar testing for 0 ppm Quat sanitizer. CA: Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a concentration specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(6)(n). COS: Sanitizer buckets were changed to chlorine and tested at 50 ppm chlorine. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.

• 13A

  Posted: Permit/Inspection/Choking Poster/Handwashing

  Violation of Code: [511-6-1.02(1)(d)] Observed old inspection report posted in the facility. CA: The most current inspection report shall be prominently displayed in public view at all times, within fifteen feet of the front or primary public door and between five feet and seven feet from the floor and in an area where it can be read at a distance of one foot away. New Violation. Correct By: 06/01/2026

• 14ARepeatCorrected on site

  In-use utensils: properly stored

  Violation of Code: [511-6-1.04(4)(k)] Observed multiple utensils being stored in water at a temperature of 114F on the stovetop in the main kitchen. CA: Utensils shall be stored in a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F (57°C) and the container is cleaned at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b)3(vi). COS: Observed utensils being stored in container of water above 135F on stovetop. Corrected On-Site. Repeat Violation.