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Gordo's Tamales

June 15, 2026 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER MAXIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE OF 137.0F AT HANDWASHING SINK IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED A HANDWASHING SINK SHALL BE EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE WATER AT A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 120F THROUGH A MIXING VALVE OR COMBINATION FAUCET. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED CONTAINERS AND EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREP TABLE UNDERNEATH STAINED SEWER LINE WITH DAMAGED WRAPPING IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE ALL CONTAINERS AND EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION FROM SEWER LINE.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED BOXES STORED AND CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT AND OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED THROUGHOUT FACILITY FOR ELEVATION. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE USAGE OF MILK CRATES FOR ELEVATION AND INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED RUST ON SHELF NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST ON SHELF NEXT TO THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL. • OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKET ON LEFT DOOR OF SMALL THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED GASKET ON LEFT DOOR OF SMALL THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED SMALL UPPER PIPE ON EAST WALL NEAR SEWER LINES LEAKING ONTO FLOOR IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID LEAKING PIPE AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO UNUSED SMALL ONE BURNER STOVES AND UNUSED SMALL MIXER STORED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED OR NON WORKING EQUIPMENT THAT IS UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED UPPER WALL COVERED IN TAPE ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND OBSERVED DAMAGED TILE ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TAPE FROM WALL AND SMOOTHLY REPAIR DAMAGED TILE ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. • OBSERVE DUST ON CONDENSOR FAN COVERS IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CONDENSOR FAN COVERS IN WALK IN COOLER AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 25, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.