El Original Chavas Tacos, Inc.

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED (2) 2 DOOR PREP COOLERS WITH AIR TEMPERATURES OF 50F AND 53.1F. BOTH COOLERS WERE USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS SALSA AND SOUR CREAM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN BOTH COOLERS BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLERS. OBSERVED SOUR CREAM AT 52.3F, CHEESE AT 51.8F, SALSA AT 51.9F, GUACAMOLE AT 54.8F, AND HALF AND HALF CREAMER AT 52.3. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 40# OF FOOD WORTH $300. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: REMOVE THE CARDBOARD FROM THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST INSTALL LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTERPROOF LIGHBULBS FOR THE LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 36
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 20, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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