Flaco's Tacos

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• 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: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION OVER THE PREP AREA: OBSERVED A FLY STRIP OVER A FOOD PREPARATION AREA WITH OPEN SALSA AND MARGARITA TOPPINGS. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY REMOVED FLY STRIP FROM THE FOOD PREPARATIONS AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A
  code 16
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A CUP INSIDE A CONTAINER OF PICO DE GALLO USED TO DISPENSE FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO USE A HANDLED SCOOP TO PROPERLY DISPENSE FOOD.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZER SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 9, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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