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Chilango by El Taquero

520 Bernard Ave Kelowna BC V1Y 6P1 · Restaurant - Food Service

Official record from Interior Health →

Inspection summary

Chilango by El Taquero has been inspected 2 times by Interior Health Authority since February 15, 2024. The most recent inspection, on February 26, 2025, recorded 2 infractions.

None of the 2 inspections on record were free of infractions. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 26, 2025. For example: 2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on February 26, 2025. For example: 7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?

About this data

These results come from Interior Health Authority, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

2 inspections

  1. Monitoring

    2 infractions

    • F1.2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?
      • Observation(s): Previous issues were corrected but there is slightly elevated temperatures of food storage at 6C on average across all coolers, this potentially may be due to excess stock. When checked with a probe thermometer, potentially hazardous foods we found to be approximately 4C. Operator has already scheduled maintainence individual to assess coolers. To be assessed next week.
    • F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
      • Observation(s): Do not block handwashing sink access with Trolleys - this was observed at time of inspection.
  2. Monitoring

    1 infraction

    • F1.2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?
      • Observation(s): Corrected at time of inspection - Main prep cooler elevated at top inserts, probed foods at 7C-8C. bottom section of cooler was at 2C and no concerns. Operator is temporarily able to use bottom part of the cooler provided it remains at 4C and constantly refill top inserts every 2 hours - fill inserts with less volume to support this.

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