El Ranchito Tacos

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT THE HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 10Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: 4-204.112(B) OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF THE REACH IN FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-202.15 OBSERVED A ONE INCH GAP BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE REAR DOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-402.11 OBSERVED REACH IN FREEZERS NOT SECURED PROPERLY TO PREVENT MOVING WHILE IN MOTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY SECURE REACH IN FREEZERS.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED MINOR PEELING PAINT ON THE CEILING BY THE VENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED MINOR DIRT DEBRIS UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER THE SERVING TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 15, 2020: 6 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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