Carmelo's Taco Place

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: PIC WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE OR PROOF OF PENDING CERTIFICATION. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
  code 1Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: NO HAND DRYING PROVISIONS AT ANY EXPOSED HANDWASH SINKS IN PREP AREAS AND BAR. INSTD TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT SINKS BY END OF INSPECTION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY FOUNDATION
  code 10Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS (STEAK, RICE, BEANS). INSTD TO HAVE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012
  code 2Priority
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED WITH COMMON NAME. INSTD TO LABEL WITH COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN
  code 37
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: WORN SEALANT ON BRICK WALL IN FEMALE TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO RE SEAL SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 16, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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