Flaco's Tacos

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: Improper cooling method for cooked whole beans, observed cooked beans being cooled down in a large 20lb container in an ice bath where the ice is covering the lower portion of container. after 3 hours of cooing beans temp was at 123.4f, instructed to cool down food according to health code. priority foundation violation 7-38-005. food broken down to smaller container and more ice added.
  code 33
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: No chlorine test strips on site for low temp dish washing machine, instructed to obtain. priority foundation violation 7-38-025.
  code 48

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 26, 2021: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 7 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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