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Erick's Tacos

February 24, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: WOMEN'S EMPLOYEE/CUSTOMER WASHROOM IS OUT OF ORDER WITH A LEAK IN THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING DRIPPING INTO BUCKETS ON THE FLOOR OF THE WASHROOM. THE CEILING TILES HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND THE CEILING VENT IS HANGING DOWN CLOSE TO THE FLOOR. STAFF AND EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN SHARING THE MEN'S WASHROOM ACROSS THE HALL AND ARE INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE DOING SO UNTIL THE ROOF IS REPAIRED. INSTURCTED TO REPAIR ROOF, RE-APPLY CEILING TILES, AND RE-INSTALL BATHROOM CEILING VENT. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES AND REPLACE WITH NEW TILES ONCE THE ROOF LEAK IS REPAIRED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
code 11Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD/FOOD ITEMS NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE REAR STORAGE ROOM. FOUND SEVERAL LEAKS IN THE CEILING OF THE STORAGE ROOM BEING CAUGHT INTO BUCKETS ON THE FLOOR. DRY FOOD ITEMS ARE BEING STORED AGAINST THE WALL IN AN AREA WHERE NO LEAKS ARE PRESENT. CLEAN POTS AND PANS WERE COVERED WITH A PLASTIC TARP STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE A LEAK; MANAGER RELOCATED STORAGE RACK WITH POTS AND PANS UPON REQUEST UNTIL THE ROOF IS REPAIRED. ONCE LEAKS ARE REPAIRED, THE CEILING TILES MUST BE RE-ATTACHED TO THE CEILING AND THE WATER DAMAGED TILES MUST BE REPLACED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO STORE RAW MEATS UNDER READY TO EAT FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE OR RE-SURFACE THE RUSTED FOOD STORAGE SHELVES STORED UNDER THE COLD-HOLDING UNIT IN THE FRONT KITCHEN AREA. • FOUND GREASY CARDBOARD USED AS A LINER FOR STORAGE UNDER THE 4 BURNER STOVE AND SPIT. INSTRUCTED TO USE NON-ABSORBENT MATERIALS ONLY.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE FREEZER UNIT AGAINST THE WEST WALL OF THE KITCHEN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE THE REAR STORAGE ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: DUST ACCUMULATION IN THE MEN'S EMPLOYEE/CUSTOMER WASHROOM CEILING VENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENT REGULARLY TO ALLOW PROPER VENTILATION AT ALL TIMES.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 12, 2014: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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