A TACO Bell location has shuttered unexpectedly after a number of health violations were found at the fast food restaurant by inspectors.
When the fast-food chain’s establishment on Washington Street in Amarillo, Texas was last inspected on Thursday, the city’s environmental health department found a leak in the roof.
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People joked online that it shut down because of water/sewage problems, local radio station Mix 94.1 reported, as tacos and burritos are rumored to violently upset the stomach.
In order to reopen, the chain location has to have the issue repaired, show an invoice of the repairs and also pass a white glove test inspection with the Amarillo Environmental Department.
Other violations noted by the department include food storage & preparation concerns, ventilation issues, appliance leaks, troubling mold, improperly stored toxic chemicals and incorrectly disposed waste.
LEAKING ROOF
The report stated that inspectors found the roof leaking rainwater onto the food preparation table in the kitchen.
The inspector added that this contaminated “all food products ‘on the line’ since nothing was covered. All food was thrown out at time of closure.”
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They also said: “All necessary repairs will need to be made and all surfaces must be cleaned and sanitized before business will be allowed to be reopen.”
ICE BUILD-UP
Another inspector noted that the food stored within the fast-food restaurant’s make table had a “visible ice layer.”
“This ice could cause a potential contamination source, and therefore no ice can be touching food. Also, the equipment may need to be adjusted to stop this from occurring again,” the report explained.
There was also ice build-up reported to be on the Taco Bell’s food products in the walk-in freezer.
IMPROPER FOOD PREP
The kitchen’s fryer was noted to have “food floating in oil, as well as the oil has turned a very dark brown, almost black color.”
The inspector ordered: “This oil will need to be changed regularly to avoid this.”
At the time the health department went to do the inspection, an employee was even found preparing food on sink, according to the inspection results.
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“Ensure all food is prepared in designated food prep areas to avoid contamination,” the report said.
“During preparation, unpackaged food shall be protected from environmental sources of contamination.”
The ventilation hood filter and drip pans, above the fryers, in the Taco Bell were reportedly found dirty, “and visibly dripping into fryers.”
CONTAMINATION
An air vent in the fast-food restaurant was found with debris on and around it which could contaminate the air where customers dine.
It was also noted that the Taco Bell site needed its freezer repaired as an inspector said it was “leaking onto the ground and its Icee machines were found with mold on the bottom.
An inspector said a toxic chemical spray bottle was sitting on the back of a sink in the Taco Bell location’s kitchen, next to food as all chemicals are supposed to be “stored away from all food products.”
While it may be a while before that Taco Bell location opens again, a major rival of the fast food restaurant confirmed that it is adding a new iconic item to its menu that’s not offered at Taco Bell.
The Texas Taco Bell isn’t the only site of the chain facing huge problems as cops said a customer at a Colorado restaurant was hospitalized after rat poison was allegedly put in his food, cops said.
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