El Nuevo Taconazo

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED GREASE ENCRUSTED AROUND CONTAINER TOP. MUST CLEAN GREASE CONTAINER AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 19
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM ALL GRILL TABLES, PREP TABLES, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, AND SHELVING UNITS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR BEHIND AND AROUND FRONT GRILL AREA OF FOOD SPILLS AND DEBRIS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALONG WALLBASE AND AT CORNERS THROUGHOUT REAR AND REAR PREP AREAS, UNDER ALL SHELVING IN WALK-IN COOLERS/FREEZER.
  code 34
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE CLUTTER AT REAR DISH STORAGE AREA ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 6, 2017: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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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