El Taconcito

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: FOUND APPROX 3LBS COOKED PORK TAMALES MAITAINED AT IMPROPER COLD TEMPERATURES IN COOLER 48.3F,48F,53F. MUST MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. FOOD WAS DISPOSED OF BY MANAGER TOTAL COST APPROX $20.00 CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.
  code 3Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE/DUTY WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED OR NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO SOAP DEVICE HOLDER AT PREP HAND SINK. MUST INSTALL
  code 32

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 28, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 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.

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