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El Taconazo Restaurant

September 3, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
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: FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED. 1/4 IN GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. MUST CORRECT AND SEAL OUTER OPENING. 20 MICE DROPPINGS UNDERNEATH THE FOOD STORAGE RACK IN THE STOREROOM. ALSO FOUND 10 FRUIT FLIES AT REAR STORAGE SHELVES. MUST CLEAN AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED. OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED/EVIDENCE OF RODENT AND INSECT ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: THE FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE WALKIN COOLER NOT LABELED OR DATED. ALSO IN THE PREP AREA THE BULK FOOD CONTAINERS NOT LABELED, MUST LABEL THEM. MUST LA
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: ALL CUTTING BOARDS PITTED, WITH DEEP, DARK STAINS. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME. ALL BOTTOM SHELVES, AND LEGS OF PREP TABLES WITH RUSTY SURFACES. INSTD TO REMOVE REMOVE THE CARD BOARD AND THE RUST AND PAINT THEM.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: BOTTOM OF ALL COOLERS/FREEZERS, STORAGE SHELVES, ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS (KNIVES), ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING FRYERS, FLAT TOP GRILLS, LEGS, WHEELS, AND ATTACHED PIPING OF ALL EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF FLAT TOP GRILL DRIP TRAYS, ALL PREP TABLES NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES ALONG THE WALLS AND IN THE CORNERS HAS DIRT AND DEBRI ON THEM.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: THE NORTH WALL BEHIND THE PREP TABLE IN POOR REPAIR HAS A ONE INCH HOLE IN IT. MUST REPAIR THE WALL.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL REACH IN COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE. AND MAINTAIN.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 5, 2014: 7 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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