El Taconzazo

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE ICE MACHINE WHERE ICE IS BEING MADE MANAGER,REMOVE ICE FROM CHEST ICE MACHINE AND HE CLEANED AND SANITIZED ICE MACHINE DURING INSPECTION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A)
  code 16
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD PRODUCTS INSIDE 3 DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS IN REAR PREP AREA HAS OPEN SEAMS AND ARE STAINED
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR OF REACH-IN FREEZER AND INTERIOR OF REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA OF FOOD DEBRIS AND CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM COMPARTMENT OF DEEP FRYER IN FRONT PREP AREA OF GREASE
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS IN THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS OF GREASE NEAR STOVES AND ALONG WALL BASE
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: 1 CEILING TILE MISSING IN THE REAR PREP AREA AND NEAR VENTILATION AT FRONT PREP AREA
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FAUCET HANDLE AT 2 COMPARTMENT SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA IS LOOSE MISSING A SCREW MUST REPAIR
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE IN PREP AREAS
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 23, 2012: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 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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