El Potosi Taqueria

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: FOUND FROZEN FOODS BEING STORED IN WHITE PLASTIC BAGS. FOODS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE STORED IN FOOD GRADE BAGS AT ALL TIMES. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 30
• ⚠️Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored
  Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION FOUND AN APRON BEING STORED ON A SHELF IN THE RESTROOM. MUST PROPERLY STORE LINENS (APRONS)AT ALL TIMES.
  code 39
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION UNTIL USED AT ALL TIMES. FOUND WASH CLOTH ON TOP OF COUNTER TOP.
  code 43
• ⚠️Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area
  Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED A CHILD(4-5YEAR OLD) WALK INTO THE PREP AREA DURING THE INSPECTION. MUST NOT HAVE ANY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AT ANYTIME.
  code 44
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: FOUND FOOD PREP STAFF WITHOUT THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE. MUT PROVIDE FOR THE ROUTINE INSPECTION.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 1, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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