El Paisano Tacos

• 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: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE UPON ARRIVAL WHILE TCS FOODS WERE PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER IS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. THE MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES AFTER THE INSPECTION BEGAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE USE BARE HANDS TO PICK UP AND PLACE READY-TO-EAT CHOPPED LETTUCE IN A TOGO CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE EMPLOYEES DO NOT USE BARE-HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. THE MANAGER HAD THE EMPLOYEE WASH HANDS, PLACE GLOVES ON, AND DISCARD CHOPPED LETTUCE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED
  code 9Priority
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS AFFIXED TO WALLS INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE OR REPAINT RACKS • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP SCRATCHES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR OR REPLACE
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WITH CALCIUM BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SPILLAGE AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR AROUND EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 21, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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.