Sofia’s Taqueria

4370 Amboy Road
Staten Island, NY 10312
(347) 231-4444

Current Inspection Grade: C

1. (Critical) Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
2. (Critical) Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
3. (Critical) Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
4. (Critical) Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.

1. (Critical) Hot TCS food item that has been cooked and cooled is being held for service without first being reheated to 165º F or above within 2 hours.
2. (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.
3. (Critical) Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
4. (Critical) After cooking or removal from hot holding, TCS food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal temperature is reduced from 140 °F to 70 °F or less within 2 hours, and from 70 °F to 41 °F or less within 4 additional hours.
5. (Critical) Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
6. (Critical) Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
7. Accurate thermometer not provided or properly located in refrigerated, cold storage or hot holding equipment
8. Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
9. Wash hands sign not posted near or above hand washing sink.

1. Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted

1. (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.

1. (Critical) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
2. (Critical) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
3. (Critical) Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140º F to 70º F or less within 2 hours, and from 70º F to 41º F or less within 4 additional hours.
4. (Critical) Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
5. (Critical) Food Protection Certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.
6. (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.
7. Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.

1. (Critical) Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
2. (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.
3. (Critical) Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
4. Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.