Carmelita's Taqueria

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS USED TO STORE BREAD. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS TO PROPERLY STORE FOOD ITEMS AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED PREPARED FOOD ITEMS IN THE FRONT REFRIGERATION UNITS WITHOUT DATES OF PREPARATION. MUST PROVIDE DATE LABELS FOR ALL PREPARED FOODS ON PREMISES.
  code 30
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A CUP USED TO DISPENSE SPICES IN THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO USE A HANDLED SCOOP TO DISPENSE FOOD AND TO STORE THE SCOOP EITHER IN THE FOOD WITH THE HANDLE FACING UP OR IN A SEPARATE CONTAINER IN BETWEEN USE.
  code 31
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD FOR THE LIGHT FIXTURE ABOVE THE FRONT PREP AREA WHERE HIBISCUS AND LEMONADE ARE STORED.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: THE FAN VENTILATION UNIT INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM IS NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR FAN VENT TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION IN THE EMPLYOEE WASHROOM AT ALL TIMES. • FACILITY HAS 2 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS WITH ONLY 5 STOPPERS. MUST PROVIDE A STOPPER FOR EACH COMPARTMENT ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE ONE MORE ADDITIONAL STOPPER.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ITEMS STORED ON A FOOD STORAGE RACK IN THE BASEMENT. PERSONAL ITEMS MUST BE STORED SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM ANY FOOD STORAGE AND PREPARATION AREAS.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZER SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 31, 2017: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 7 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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