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El Taco Azteca

February 21, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings2

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED A VARITY OF FOODS NOT PROPERY LABELED, DATED( COOKED BEANS, DUCK, ETC.) FOOD PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DAY OR DATE BY WHICH FOOD SHALL BE SOLD, COMSUMED, OR DISCARDED FOR A MAXIUM OF 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS RICE, FLOUR, BEANS ETC. NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS,BEING STORED IN STORAGE BINS WITHOUT PROPER LABELS, INSTRUCTED ON PROPER LABELING, MUST PROVIDE.
code 37
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES IMPROPERLY STORED ON PREP TABLES,INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED NEW RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES IN REAR PREP AND STORAGE AREA, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL RAW WOOD.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FRONT BAR AREA WITH A ICE BIN, AND A HAND SINK, NO FOOD PREP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED NEW WALLS IN FOOD PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL THE NEW WALLS. ALSO FINING THE WALL IN RESTROOM(THEY ARE ADDING STONE).
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES, NOR A EMPLOYEE DATE OF HIRE ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PA-100-0367.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AT THIS TIME, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 22, 2017: 10 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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