1701 Putnam Avenue
Queens, NY 11385
(718) 821-6563
Current Inspection Grade: A
At A Glance
Fresh Taco has an average score of 17.75 from 4 scored inspections (see inspection history).
The average is between 14 and 27, which equates to having a B average. This shows that Fresh Taco may not be consistently maintaining a high level of control over food safety and handling, personal hygiene, facility and equipment managment and vermin control.
An establishment typically has two chances to earn a Grade A in every inspection cycle. It needs to score below 14 points either on its initial visit, or during the re-inspection if it didn't score below 14 points on the first visit.
An establishment typically has two chances to earn a Grade A in every inspection cycle. It needs to score below 14 points either on its initial visit, or during the re-inspection if it didn't score below 14 points on the first visit.
Inspection History
03/20/2023 | Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection | Score: 13 | A
- (Critical) Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
02/01/2023 | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | Score: 16 | Not Graded
- (Critical) Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- (Critical) Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.
- (Critical) Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry is worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- (Critical) Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.
- Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
01/25/2022 | Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection | Score: 11 | A
- (Critical) Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
- Single service item reused, improperly stored, dispensed; not used when required.
- Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
01/25/2022 | Administrative Miscellaneous / Re-inspection
- Nuisance created or allowed to exist. Facility not free from unsafe, hazardous, offensive or annoying conditions.
12/02/2021 | Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection | Score: 31 | Not Graded
- (Critical) Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas. Filth flies include house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies and flesh flies. Food/refuse/sewage-associated flies include fruit flies, drain flies and Phorid flies.
- (Critical) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
- (Critical) Tobacco use, eating, or drinking from open container in food preparation, food storage or dishwashing area observed.
- (Critical) Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
- (Critical) Food worker does not use proper utensil to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
- Food contact surface not properly maintained.
- Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
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