El Texcal Restaurant

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: OBSERVED READY TO EAT, TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS ( BEANS, RICE)NOT PROPERLY DATED , STORED LONGER THAN 24 HOURS IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING WITH DISPOSITION DATE FOR RTE FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
  code 23
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN RUBBER GASKET ON DOOR TO REACH UNDER FOOD PREP COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THAT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA IS DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
  code 51
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PAPER AND RECYCLABLES TRASH AROUND COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS TRASH DUMPSTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THAT FACILITY WATER HEATER IS LOCATED IN ONE OF THE ROOMS IN BASEMENT AREA. ALSO OBSERVED CLUTTER OF UNUSED ITEMS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT TO BE STORED ON FLOORS IN BASEMENT. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN BASEMENT FLOORS
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUSLY CITED CORE VIOLATION FROM 3/7/2019 REPORT #2269012 NOT CORRECTED. VIOLATION 58 ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY FOR CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42.090 CITATION ISSUED
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 2, 2019: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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