El Ranchito Tacos

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE REAR DOOR WITH A 1/2 IN GAP IN VARIOUS AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAKE SAID DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: 5-402.13 OBSERVED THE MFP NOT ABLE PROPERLY TO CONVEY WASTEWATER DUE TO THE WASTEWATER TANK LEAKING EXCESSIVELY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND ALWAYS CONVEY WASTEWATER/SEWAGE PROPERLY. THE MANAGER ADJUSTED THE WATER VALVES, AND BY THE END OF THE INSPECTION, WASTEWATER WAS CONVEYING ADEQUATELY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
  code 52

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Business Not Located on August 26, 2022: 2 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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