Nico's Taco Shop, 7878 E. Wrightstown Road

History: The restaurant has had exclusively received "good" and "excellent" ratings since its opening in 2008. These were its first failed inspections.

What the inspector saw: Eight foodborne illness risk factors earned the location a probationary rating. Those violations included a manager on site without “knowledge of foodborne disease prevention,” employee drinks stored above food, trays blocking hand-washing stations, raw eggs sitting on top of cooked pork, walk-in shelves “heavily encrusted with food debris,” unsafe food temperatures, and food stored without adequate date marking. Most were corrected on site.

Follow-up: The restaurant failed a July 11 follow-up, but passed another on July 21.

Response: Messages left with a manager were not returned. 


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