EL TORERO MEXICAN RESTAURANT received a B, scoring 87 out of 100, in a Gwinnett County food-service inspection on Jun 25, 2026. The official report lists three findings. [1]
The report states: “Salsa not cooling at a fast enough rate to meet cooling requirements, see temperature chart.” [2]
The report states: “Salsa in WIC not cooling at a fast enough rate to meet cooling requirements.” [3]
The report states: “Employees purse and beverages stored with customer food.” [4]
Showing 3 of 3 findings
Salsa not cooling at a fast enough rate to meet cooling requirements, see temperature chart. // TCS foods being cooled from 135°F to 70°F in 2 hours MUST cool 0.54°F per minute (roughly 32.5°F per hour). TCS foods being cooled from 70°F to 41°F MUST cool 7.25°F per hour (0.121°F per min or 29°F in 4 hours). Corrective Actions: Salsa in WIC moved to ice bath. Salsa in ice bath pushed into ice bath stirred. //
Code .04(6)(d)
Salsa not cooling at a fast enough rate to meet cooling requirements, see temperature chart. // TCS foods being cooled from 135°F to 70°F in 2 hours MUST cool 0.54°F per minute (roughly 32.5°F per hour). TCS foods being cooled from 70°F to 41°F MUST cool 7.25°F per hour (0.121°F per min or 29°F in 4 hours). Corrective Actions: Salsa in WIC moved to ice bath. Salsa in ice bath pushed into ice bath stirred. //Official report · Item 6-1C ↗
Salsa in WIC not cooling at a fast enough rate to meet cooling requirements. Salsa was in covered containers in tight middle shelf on the corner with restricted air flow. // Foods shall be cooled using one or more methods approved by the health authority (e.g., smaller batches, thinner portions, using rapid cooling equipment, stirring food in containers placed in an ice water bath, using containers that facilitate heat transfer and ice as an ingredient; placing items in the walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer partially or completely uncovered as long as the food is protected from overhead contamination). (Pf, C) Corrective Actions: Salsa in WIC moved to ice bath. Salsa in ice bath shoved into…
Code .04(6)(e)
Salsa in WIC not cooling at a fast enough rate to meet cooling requirements. Salsa was in covered containers in tight middle shelf on the corner with restricted air flow. // Foods shall be cooled using one or more methods approved by the health authority (e.g., smaller batches, thinner portions, using rapid cooling equipment, stirring food in containers placed in an ice water bath, using containers that facilitate heat transfer and ice as an ingredient; placing items in the walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer partially or completely uncovered as long as the food is protected from overhead contamination). (Pf, C) Corrective Actions: Salsa in WIC moved to ice bath. Salsa in ice bath shoved into ice bath and stirred. //Official report · Item 11A ↗
Employees purse and beverages stored with customer food. // Dressing rooms or dressing areas shall be designated and used if employees routinely change their clothes in the establishment. Lockers or other suitable facilities shall be provided and used for the orderly storage of employees' clothing and other possessions. (C) Corrective Actions: Personal items relocated to an approved location. //
Code .07(3)(h)
Employees purse and beverages stored with customer food. // Dressing rooms or dressing areas shall be designated and used if employees routinely change their clothes in the establishment. Lockers or other suitable facilities shall be provided and used for the orderly storage of employees' clothing and other possessions. (C) Corrective Actions: Personal items relocated to an approved location. //Official report · Item 17D ↗
Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.
Gwinnett County · Jun 25, 2026
02 / Same facility ↗Official inspection historyAvailable records for this official facility
03 / How scoring works ↗Georgia’s food-service rulesScores and findings describe the dated inspection, not current operating conditions. A correction deadline does not establish whether an issue remained unresolved afterward.
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