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Azteca Tacos

January 14, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED FORTY RAT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR OF REAR KITCHEN UNDER THREE DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT, BEHIND ICE MACHINE , UNDER THREE COMP SINK AND AT SIDE OF TWO DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT. REPLACE WORN DOOR SWEEP AT FRONT DOOR TO RODENT PROOF DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO VACUUM ALL AREAS AND THEN SANITIZE. HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY COME OUT TO SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT PRIOR TO REINSPECTION NEXT TUESDAY DUE TO HOLIDAY ON MONDAY.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: CAN OPENER BLADE AT PREP TABLE, INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE, HOOD CANOPYS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS TO REMOVE GREASE, TABLE UNDERNEATH GRILL TO REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD PARTICLES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS WHERE DROPPINGS OBSERVED, CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: SEAL HOLE IN LOWER WALL BY REAR EXIT DOOR IN KITCHEN; POSSIBLE RODENT ENTRY POINT. CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN BOTH PREP AREAS; PAINT WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN PIPES ALONG WALL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED ON PIPES.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET NECK AT THREE COMP SINK IN KITCHEN. RESTORE HOT RUNNING WATER AT HANDSINK IN WOMENS WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN (CDI). REPAIR LEAKING FROM VALVE OR PIPE AT SAME SINK IN WASHROOM.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: SOME REFIGERATION UNITS WITHOUT INTERNAL THERMOMETERS; PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL UNITS WITHOUT.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 23, 2011: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.