Taqueria El San Luis 2 & Sons LLC in Savannah receives a 66% on their recent health inspection

Taqueria El San Luis 2 & Sons LLC, located at 5796 Ogeecchee Unit 110 in Savannah, received a score of 66 points out of a possible 100 points during their 02/12/2026 inspection by the Georgia Department of Public Health.

The violations noted by the inspector were:

Violation #1:
1-2A – pic present, demonstrates knowledge, performs duties
511-6-1.03(2)(a)-(n)(p),(q) – responsibility of pic (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed facility with lack of managerial control of facility to prevent foodborne risk factors. Observations included employees cross contaminating raw meat products and raw veggies, improper hand washing, reheating procedures, and thawing procedures. COS: PIC provided education and will provide written procedures for employees and monitor employee activity for compliance.

Violation #2:
2-2B – proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
511-6-1.03(5)(k)1&2 – eating, drinking, or using tobacco (c)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed employee actively eating food in kitchen area. Observed employee actively drinking from can drink with no lid or straw. COS: PIC discarded drink and food.

Violation #3:
4-1A – food separated and protected
511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii) – packaged & unpackaged food separation, packaging, and segregation (p, c)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed raw chicken stored above raw steak in walk in cooler. COS: PIC properly stored items according to cooking temperatures in walk in cooler.

Violation #4:
4-1A – food separated and protected
511-6-1.04(4)(n)1 – gloves, use limitation (single use gloves) (p)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed employee eat with gloves and then prepared raw chicken, raw beef, raw shrimp, and cut tomatoes with the same glove. COS: PIC discarded contamination foods and then washed hands before donning new gloves.

Violation #5:
4-2A – food stored covered
511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) – packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed chili peppers and cooked beef stored cooling without overhead protection under wire rack with food products and scissors, markers and tape above. COS: PIC properly stored cooling products to prevent overhead contamination while cooling.

Violation #6:
4-2B – food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
511-6-1.05(6)(n) – manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization-temperature, ph, concentration, hardness (p,pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed dishwasher reading 0 ppm for chemical sanitizer. COS: PIC will use three compartment sink until dishwasher is repaired.

Violation #7:
6-1A – proper cold holding temperatures
511-6-1.04(6)(f) – time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed cooked chicken, cooked chorizo, cooked pork, cooked steak cold holding above 41F on countertop. COS: PIC discarded food items.

Violation #8:
8-2B – toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
511-6-1.07(6)(c) – storage, separation (p)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed packaged raw steak thawing in mop sink under chemicals. COS: PIC separated the poisonous or toxic materials.

Additional remarks:
Discussed with PIC:
Proper labeling and date marking
Storage of in use utensil
Non-food contact surfaces
Testing device for sanitizer

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