Birrieria Y Taqueria Lopez

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used
  Inspector note: FROZEN BEEF TONGUE IMPROPERLY THAWING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AT 2-COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTD TO UTILIZE PROPER THAWING PROCEDURES AND MAINTAIN THAW (EX, UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER OR UNDER REFRIGERATION)
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED ON COUNTER. INSTD TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANTIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: LARGE GARBAGE CANS BEING USED TO STORE RAW BEEF AND GOAT IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO REMOVE AND USE PROPER FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 22, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

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