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El Taco Veloz Taqueria

January 29, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 5-18-15,REPORT # 1453958 #45-NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. INFORMATION GIVEN. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-42-090
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT SECOND FLOOR PREP AREA,SPLASH GUARD MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE,ALSO WOOD PARTITION INSTALLED AT LEFT SIDE OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA SURFACE IS POROUS, PEELING PAINT,ETC. NEED TO REPLACE. ICE SCOOP NOT PROTECTED FROM ELEMENTS,MUST PROVIDE AND ENCLOSED ICE SCOOP CONTAINER,SECOND FLOOR BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER AT FIRST PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE,NO TAPE MUST BE USED.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIALS.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DEBRIS AND WATER ON FLOOR BEHIND THE GREASE TRAPS UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS AND DISH MACHINE AREA
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE USING A PLASTIC CAP AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK INSTEAD OF THE STOPPERS AT FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA,NO STOPPERS PROVIDE AT SECOND FLOOR PREP AREA,MUST PROVIDE STOPPERS ON BOTH MENTIONED SINK FOR PROPER WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 20, 2016: 4 findings recurred. 3 previous findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.