Carmelita's Taqueria

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• 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: FOUND A 2 INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR ENTRANCE/EXIT DOOR THAT LEADS INTO THE BUILDING. AFTER YOU ENTER THROUGH THE REAR DOOR, THE BASEMENT STAIRCASE IS DOWN THE HALL ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THE BASEMENT DOOR HAS BEEN REMOVED AND THE DOOR TO ENTER CARMELITA'S MAIN KITCHEN IS ON THE RIGHT WITH THE DOOR PROPPED OPEN. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 40 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE BASEMENT, 0 DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA OF THE BASEMENT. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE ACTIVITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, DETAIL CLEAN, AND SANITIZE ALL INFECTED AREAS WHERE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED. MUST INSTALL A PROPER DOOR SWEEP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BUILDING ENTRANCE/EXIT DOOR. CARMELITA'S HAS BEEN PROPPING THEIR DOOR THAT LEADS INTO THE KITCHEN DUE TO THE AIR CONDITIONING NOT FUNCTIONING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: RUBBER TRIM UNDER THE WALK-IN COOLER DOOR IS PEELING AWAY FROM THE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING/RIPPED TRIM AND MAINTAIN TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND THE FLOORS DIRTY IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA FROM DOLLY TIRES DURING DELIVERIES. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 23, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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