El Taconazo Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: THE BACK SCREEN DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING OR INSECT OR RODENT PROOFED HAS A HALF INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR FRONT DOOR HAS A FOURTH GAP BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. INSTD TO MAKE BOTH DOOR THGHT FITTING AND INSECT AND RODENT PROFFED, SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-020 .
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. ALL THREE HOODS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IS THICK WITH GREASE BUILDUP. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. THE FLOORS AND RUBBER MATS IN GRILL AREA ARE THICK WITH GREASE BUILDUP.INSTD TO CLEAN SAME.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 2, 2010: 3 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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