Cafe El Tapatio

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS FOR MEAT PRODUCTS IN ICE BOX FREEZER AT BASEMENTAT ALL TIMES.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD AT ICE BOX FREEZER AT BASEMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOORS AT MAIN KITCHEN COOKING LINE TO REMOVE EXCESS FOOD DEBRIS AND REGROUT.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 21, 2012: 3 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.