El Original Chavas Tacos, Inc.

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOUND THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE, KNIFE RACK AND DEEP FRYER IN THE PREP AREAS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND LARGE EQUIPMENT TOO BIG TO FULLY SUBMERGE INTO THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO EITHER INSTALL A SINK THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE SUCH UTENSILS OR REMOVE LARGE UTENSILS. • FOUND THE BASE OF THE FAUCET ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: FOUND MOPS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE HANGING UP. MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 41
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: FOUND THE ICE SCOOP NOT PROPERLY STORED IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN BIN.
  code 43
• ⚠️Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area
  Inspector note: FOUND A CUSTOMER STANDING IN THE PREP AREA WAITING TO USE THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, MUST LIMIT AREA TO EMPLOYEES ONLY.
  code 44

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 19, 2015: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

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