Carmelita's Taqueria

March 25, 2025 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings3
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAINT OR REPLACE RUSTY METAL STORAGE RACKS IN THE BASEMENT PRPE AREA (BY THE HAND SINK).
    code 47
  • Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE 3 WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
    code 48
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE RACKS WITH FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION INSIDE THE PREP COOLER (BEHIND FRONT PREP SERVICE COUNTER) AND INSIDE THE BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER,
    code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 6, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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.

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