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Taco Time

104-2050 Main St Penticton BC V2A 5H7 · Restaurant - Food Service

Inspection summary

Taco Time has been inspected 14 times by Interior Health Authority since September 4, 2013. The most recent inspection, on June 9, 2026, found no infractions.

9 of 14 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Protecting food from contamination.

The last 5 inspections in a row found no infractions. The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

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.

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 3, 2014. For example: 2 - Are dishes, utensils and food contact surfaces properly cleaned and sanitized?

  • 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 once on December 23, 2021. For example: 2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on September 4, 2013. For example: 3 - Are foods protected from contamination and/or cross contamination?

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded once on December 23, 2021. For example: 6 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.

    Recorded once on August 19, 2019. For example: 1 Does the operator have a valid operating permit or approval to operate?

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.

14 inspections

  1. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  2. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  3. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  4. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  5. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  6. Monitoring

    2 infractions

    • F1.2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?
      • Observation(s): Rice and cheese sauce at ~50°C, time at this temperature unknown
    • F3.6 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?
      • Observation(s): Operator needs to renew FOODSAFE or equivalent, renew by May 1, 2021
  7. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  8. Monitoring

    1 infraction

    • F3.1 Does the operator have a valid operating permit or approval to operate?
  9. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  10. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  11. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  12. Monitoring

    1 infraction

    • 13.2 - Are dishes, utensils and food contact surfaces properly cleaned and sanitized?
      • Observation(s): - no sanitizer ready for use in triple sink
  13. Monitoring

    1 infraction

    • 13.3 - Are wiping cloths maintained and stored in a sanitary manner?
      • Observation(s): - please ensure wiping cloths are in adequate sanitizer
  14. Monitoring

    1 infraction

    • 15.3 - Are foods protected from contamination and/or cross contamination?
      • Observation(s): - raw meats stored right beside ready-to-eat foods - corrected during inspection; please ensure your raw meat storage is more deliberately on the bottom shelving (including your thawing meats)

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