Oscar’s Taco Shop
A°12002 N 32nd St, Phoenix 85028
Food Establishment - Eating & Drinking · Permit FD2503854
Score based on 2 scored inspections on record, weighted toward recent visits (one-year half-life). How scoring works
County record last checked Sep 22, 2026.
Score over time
Inspection history2 on record
2026
Aug 5, 2026Re-InspectioncleanA°
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Predefined Comment: Upon re-inspection, all violations due for correction have been corrected. Proof of correction for Priority Foundation Violation #36, 4-302.12, was received electronically.
Aug 4, 2026Routine1 priority2 foundation1 coreB°
Predefined Comment: No County legal action will result from this inspection.Predefined Comment: Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre este reporte de inspección, o le gustaría repasar lo con alguien en español, favor de llamar a nuestros enlaces hispanos al (602) 739-3136. If you have any questions regarding this inspection report or would like to review it with someone in Spanish, please contact our language liaisons at (602) 739-3136.Provided guidance documents and discussed the following: cooling acute guide, cooling methods, When to Wash, Clean up of V&D accidents, Big 6, Temperature sticker, and Proper Storage in cold holding. Discussed condition of canned goods, common names of foods taken from bulk on bottles, storage of paper/plastic goods in dining room, thawing, and re-use of sour cream buckets. According to PIC ceviche is fully cooked.
Inspector's notes
Observed food debris on vegetable dicer on the counter near the walk in refrigerator. After discussion with the person in charge it was determined the dicer was not used today.
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4-601.11(A) - Priority Foundation: Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these simple tools in our Active Managerial Control Toolbox, made especially for you. https://www.maricopa.gov/4574/AMC-Toolbox---Food-Contact-Surfaces. Predefined Comment: All food-contact surfaces must be cleaned to sight and touch. Predefined Comment: PIC relocated all food-contact surfaces to warewashing area to be washed, rinsed, and sanitized at the time of inspection. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
Inspector's notes
Observed two large buckets of cooked red salsa and mole sauce more than 4 inches deep cooling in the walk in refrigerator. Internal temperature measured between 78-81°F for the salsa and mole. After discussion with the person in charge it was determined the salsa and mole had been cooling since 7AM (3+ hours).
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PRIORITY VIOLATION-3-501.14 - Priority: Cooling. For a permanent fix to this violation, check out these simple tools in our Active Managerial Control Toolbox, made especially for you. https://www.maricopa.gov/4617/AMC-Toolbox---Cooling. Predefined Comment: Cooked TCS foods must be cooled from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours, and from 70°F to 41°F within 4 hours for a total of 6 hours for cooling. Predefined Comment: All TCS foods improperly cooled were discarded by PIC at time of inspection. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
Inspector's notes
No probing thermometer observed onsite at time of inspection.
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4-302.12 - Priority Foundation: Food Temperature Measuring Devices Predefined Comment: Properly calibrated probe thermometers are required at all times for monitoring food temperatures. Must provide a probe thermometer for establishment prior to re-inspection (8/14/2026). Corrective Action: Correct prior to re-inspection.
Inspector's notes
In the ice well near the drive through window observed the ice scoop handle touching the ice. At the salsa bar observed a handle of tongs in salsa.
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3-304.12 - Core: In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage Predefined Comment: In-use utensils must be stored in a clean, dry location; in running water; or in hot water above 135°F. If utensils are stored in food, the handles must be stored above the surface of the food. All in-use utensils were properly stored at time of inspection. New tongs and salsa obtained at time of inspection. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.
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Data from Maricopa County Environmental Services public records, last checked Sep 22, 2026. Grades marked with ° are computed equivalents for establishments not participating in the county's voluntary grading program. View official county records →