Flash Taco/Underdog

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN PREP AREA WITH NO HOT WATER. WATER REACHES A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 81 F BEFORE GOING BACK TO 75 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE HAND WASHING SINK HAS A MINIMUM HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 100 F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE UPON ARRIVAL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE VERIFIABLE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER IS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED VARIOUS TCS FOODS HELD AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 46-48 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL TCS FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. THE MANAGER DISCARDED 7 POUNDS OF TOMATOES, 7 POUNDS OF SHREDDED CHEESE, AND 5 POUNDS OF SAUSAGE( $65). PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER WITH AN INADEQUATE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COOLERS HAVE AN INADEQUATE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41 F AND BELOW. COOLER TAGGED PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MORE THAN 20 SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, INCLUDING THE KITCHEN, DISH, AND STORAGE AREA. OBSERVED 1 LIVE ROACH IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE ALL AREAS AFFECTED BY PESTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SOIL BUILDUP ON FANS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER NEAR THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FANS.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL CEILING TILES MISSING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, INCLUDING IN THE BASEMENT DISH AREA AND THE UPSTAIRS PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE ALL MISSING CEILING TILES. • OBSERVED HEAVY CLUTTER THROUGHOUT FACILITY. SEVERAL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS ARE PLACED AROUND FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARDED ANY UNUSED ITEMS AND EQUIPMENT TO AVOID PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 6, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 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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