Food Establishment Inspection Report
Houston Department of Health and Human Services
Environmental Health Division / Consumer Health Services
Phone: 832.393.5100 Fax:832.393.5208
www.houstontx.gov

Date
03/20/2019

Arrival
08:50 AM

Departure
10:25 AM

Permit Expiration
04/21/2020

Permit Type
F,G

Establishment TAQUERIA EL NOVILLO (KITCHEN)

Acct # 423969

Address 609 HOGAN ST

Zip 77009-8336

Owner JESSICA N PADRON

Type Insp Reinspection
(002)

Telephone
(281) 739-2484

District
301

Score
3.00

Certified Manager
Catalina Juarez - 201879 - 06/17/2020

Food Temperatures / Unit Temperatures
Item/Location
RIC / Cold-Hold Unit
Refried Beans / Hot-Hold Unit

Temp
41.00 ° F
150.00 ° F

Item/Location
RIF / Cold-Hold Unit
Front RIC / Cold-Hold Unit

Temp
14.00 ° F
43.00 ° F

Item/Location
RIF2 / Cold-Hold Unit

Temp
2.00 ° F

OBSERVATIONS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
Code

Items in violation to be corrected by the dates indicated or immediately.

Correct By

General. Container of food not stored a minimum of 6 inches above the floor.
20-21.03(a)(02)

20-21.03(b)(10)b

Store food container 6 inches above floor surface. Observed bag of onions and box of potatoes on the
floor. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.
Refrigerated storage. Date marking of ready to eat foods. Refrigerated / ready to eat time/temperature controlled for
safety (TCS) food/portion of time/temperature controlled for safety (TCS) food combined with additional ingredients /
portions of food not retaining date marking of the earliest prepared / first-prepared ingredient.

COS

COS

Provide date marks for prepared food held more than 24 hours or discard. Datemark food items in the RIC Corrected
On-Site. New Violation.

20-21.03(a)(01)

General. Raw / prepared food removed from original containers / packages being stored in unclean containers / being
stored in uncovered containers..

COS

Store item in a covered container. Observed refried beans uncovered in the Ric Corrected On-Site. New Violation.
Materials; general. All equipment and utensils not maintained in good repair.
03/25/2019

20-21.10(a)
Keep multi-use (equipment-RIC Door Gasket) maintained in good repair. New Violation.
Controlling pests, generally. Effective measures intended to eliminate the presence of rodents, flies, cockroaches,
and other insects on the premises not utilized.
20-21.21(a)

Provide effective measures intended to eliminate the presence of (german cockroaches) on the premises. Nymph
stage German Cockroaches were observed under the griddle, stove, front bar, table, and front countertop. New
Violation.

03/21/2019

COMMENTS
Continue pest control baiting for nymph stage german cockroaches. The installation of a few more pheromone traps is advised.

Person in Charge (Signature) Guadalupe Padron

Date: 03/20/2019

Sanitarian (Signature) Wilbert Robinson (WXR1)

Date: 03/20/2019
PG1

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