El Tio Mexican Restaurant

9503 Hwy 5 Ste 101-102, Douglas, GA 30135

Passed · Dec 6, 2024 Directions
50
Poor BiteKarma score 50 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 2 of 3 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Dec 6, 2024: passed with 7 violations, 1 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Food in good condition, safe, and unadulterated, cited 2 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • #1 in Douglas's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 3 visits

  1. 2024
  2. Passed Dec 6

    Routine

    7 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food in good condition, safe, and unadulterated
    • Minor Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Minor In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled
    • Minor Proper date marking and disposition
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
  3. 2023
  4. Passed Dec 12

    Followup

    1 violation
    • Minor Posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing
  5. Failed Nov 14

    Routine

    21 violations, 8 critical
    • Critical Food obtained from approved source
    • Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Critical Proper hot holding temperatures
    • Critical Food in good condition, safe, and unadulterated
    • Critical No bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods or approved alternate method properly followed
    • Critical Hands clean and properly washed
    • Critical Food separated and protected
    • Critical Required records: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
    • Minor Proper date marking and disposition
    • Minor Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
    • Minor Food stored covered
    • Minor Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Minor Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Minor PIC present, demonstrates knowledge, performs duties
    • Minor Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
    • Minor Food properly labeled; original container
    • Minor Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use

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