Cafe El Tapatio

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS IN THE CEILING AROUND PIPING THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTER PROOF BULBS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT PREP.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE BASEMENT AND REAR PREP AREAS WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. MUST INSTALL AN ATTACHED DRAIN BOARD TO THE NORTH DISH ROOM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 38

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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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