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El Taconazo La Fiesta

February 21, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED PIPE WITH RUNNING WATER CONNECTED TO ICE MACHINE WHICH WAS PLACED IN HAND WASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA. HAND WASHING SINK MUST BE ONLY USED FOR HAND WASHING AND MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. MUST REMOVE PIPE FROM HAND WASHING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WASHING SINK IN MEN'S BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES TO PROPERLY DRY HANDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE FOR CITATION.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED (BEEF, CHICKEN). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW SHRIMP AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 63.1F SITTING OUT ON SHELF. ALSO OBSERVED SHREDDED QUESO CHEESE AT 44.9F AND SLICED TOMATOES AT 43.8F IN REFRIGERATOR. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41.0F OR BELOW. FOOD VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED BY EMPLOYEE. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 15 LBS AT A COST OF $50.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED PACKAGED FOOD STORAGE ITEMS, PACKAGED CUPS, TO GO CONTAINERS AND UTENSILS IN BOXED TRUCK BEHIND ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ITEMS INSIDE LICENSED FACILITY TO PROTECT ITEMS FROM SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE FROM UNDER GRILL AT MAIN PREP LINE. MUST CLEAN HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP FROM INSIDE OF COOKING FRYER.
code 49
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP AT VENTILATION HOOD TO PREVENT GREASE SPILLS ONTO FOOD.
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 25, 2022: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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