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El Taconzazo

April 22, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings11
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT/PROCEDURE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, AND CORRESPONDING EQUIPMENT OUTLINE IN PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 5Priority
  • Proper Reheating Procedures For Hot Holding
    Inspector note: OBSERVED BEANS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 90.3F IN A POT ON TOP OF CARDBOARD LINED GRILL (GRILL NOT IN USE) IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MUST KEEP ALL TCS FOODS AT 135F OR HIGHER (OR 41F OR LESS) AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR DISCARDED DENATURED FOODS DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION # 22 FOR CITATION 3-501.16(A:2,&B).
    code 19
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES:IN THE 2 DOOR COOLER IN REAR: PORK @ 50.0F - 65.7F ; AND A BUS TUB FULL OF UNCOOKED STEAK @ 50.0F ON THE COUNTER IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED ALL TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR LESS AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED DENATURED FOODS DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 22
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO LABELS ON TCS FOODS IN LOWER INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS, NOR IN 2 DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN REAR. MUST LABEL ALL TCS FOODS WITH DISCARD OR SELL BY DATE, NO MORE THAN 7 DAYS FROM PREP DATE. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 23
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO DISCLOSURE NOR REMINDER ON THE MENU BOARD NEXT TO THE EGGS. MUST PROVIDE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND ASTERISK (*) NEXT TO EACH ITEM (EGGS) IT APPLIES TO ON THE MENU BOARD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 25
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS STORED IN PLASTIC, WHITE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LIDS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. MUST STORE ALL TCS FOODS IN A COMMERCIAL GRADE STORAGE CONTAINER OR STORAGE BAGS, WITH LABELS.
    code 37
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED ON COUNTERS AND ON CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZER SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
    code 41
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVILY SOILED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP GROVES THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA. MUST RESURFACE OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AT A FREQUENCY IN WHICH TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED GRILL NOT IN USE IN REAR PERP AREA, LINED WITH CARDBOARD AND TIN FOIL AS A LINER. MUST REMOVED. THE MATERIALS ARE NOT PERMITTED AS A LINER FOR EQUIPMENT. ALL SURFACES MUST BE NON-POROUS, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    code 49
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGERS.
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 3, 2017: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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