El Taco Azteca

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKS AT THE FAUCET FIXTURE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WASH ROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SELF CLOSING DEVICE.
  code 53
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS. • OBSERVED THE VENTILATION NOT WORKING IN THE WASH ROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 28, 2020: 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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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