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El Nuevo Taconazo

August 2, 2016 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (RICE, BEEF) OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING, HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS AND NOT LABELED WITH PRODUCT NAME AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN GROCERY BAGS IN FREEZER, AND IN COOKING AREA STORAGE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER FOOD GRADE CONTAINER, OR FOOD GRADE BAGGIES/ZIPLOC. ALSO REMOVE CARDBOARD UNDER COOKING SIDE STORAGE DISH AREA.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS, AND #10 CAN OPENER NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE. ALSO CLEAN EXTERIOR OF FRYER, AND INTERIOR OF THE 2 DOOR COOLER COOKING SIDE. • OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR LOCATED BY THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE FOOD PREP AREA IS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST ON THE FAN LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS IN BOTH WALK IN COOLERS AND UNDER ALL SHELVING AND BEHIND REFRIGERATION UNITS IS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED FLOOR DRAINS INSIDE OF BOTH WASHROOMS WITH DEBRIS AND IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES THRU-OUT PREMISES, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. ALSO REPLACE ALL WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR SIDE PREP/STORAGE. IN MENS ROOM NEED TO REPLACE GRAFFITI CEILING TILES/ CLEAN GRAFFITI FROM WALL IN.CLEAN WALL BEHIND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK/RECAULK. • OBSERVED WALL INSIDE OF THE WALK IN COOLER WITH FOOD SPALTTERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES WORKING AT THIS TIME, WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. GIVEN COPY OF IDPH'S FOOD HANDLER INFO. AT THIS TIME.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 26, 2016: 6 findings recurred. 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.