El Paisano Tacos

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HAND SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY.
  code 10Priority
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS USED TO STORE MEAT AND PRODUCE ITEMS IN THE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE FOOD GRADE STORAGE MATERIALS.
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 12, 2019: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 10 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.