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Gordo's Tamales

April 21, 2021 · Pass w/ Conditions

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

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010
code 3Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES IN REAR WALK IN COOLER, SUCH AS THREE 35LB CONTAINERS OF GREEN SALSA AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 50.2F- 64.1F MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL 105LBS AT $366. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW . PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 22
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKING EQUIPMENT SUCH AS COOKTOP STOVES, LARGE POTS, PROPANE TANKS AND PREP TABLES IN THE REAR OUTSIDE AREA - UNAPPROVED FOOD PREPARATION AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED AS A LINER ON SHELVING UNITS IN REAR PREP AREA, WINDOW SEALS, AND ON SHELF UNDERNEATH REAR COOKTOP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL ALUMINUM FOIL FROM SHELVING UNITS. ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PAINT/SEAL/REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REACH IN COOLER WITH FOOD STORED INSIDE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. (NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES)
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKY PIPE AT HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO UTILITY SINK ON SITE. MANAGER INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL UTILITY SINK.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DEBRIS/ FOOD SPLATTER ON CEILING IN REAR PREP AREA ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN REAR PREP AREA OVER COOKTOP UNDER VENTILATION HOOD AND BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB OVER FRONT GRILL AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR, REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 9, 2020: 8 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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