Flash Taco

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings9
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE HANDLING MONEY AND FOOD AND WASHING HANDS WITH NO SOAP AND DRYING HANDS ON COMMON TOWEL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS WITH SOAP AND WARM WATER AND USE SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES. USE OF COMMON TOWEL IS PROHIBITED. OBSERVED NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT HAND SINK FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010A CITATION ISSUED.
  code 6Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: LABEL ALL PREPARED FOOD IN COOLERS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SECURE COMPRESSOR UNIT IN FIRST FLOOR WALK-IN COOLER. REPLACE MISSING FILTERS IN VENTILATION HOOD IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF VENTILATION HOOD AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN VENTS IN WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SEAL OPENINGS ALONG BASEBOARDS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: PROVIDE LIGHT IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON BASEMENT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE VENTILATION IN BASEMENT WASHROOM.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES IN BASEMENT. STORE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE/WALK-IN COOLER AREA.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 14, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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