I Love Tamales

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: NO SOAP NOR SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AT ANY EXPOSED HANDSINKS OR AT TOILET ROOM HANDSINKS. BASIN OF EXPOSED HANDSINK IN PREP AREA FILLED WITH UNCLEAN EQUIPMENT. INSTD TO PROVIDE SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AT ALL TIMES AND KEEP BASIN CLEAR. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
  code 12Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: PREP COOLER IN USE IN POOR REPAIR, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 54F. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME AND ABLE TO MAINTAIN PRODUCT TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. UNIT ALSO HAS EXCESSIVE DRAINAGE FROM CONDENSOR ACCUMULATED ON BOTTOM SHELF. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD TO USE OTHER REFRIGERATION ON SITE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 52.2F-64.4F IN PREP COOLER: 2 PACKAGES OF GROUND BEEF, 1 PACKAGE OF BEEF, 1 DOZEN EGGS, AND 2 LINKS OF CHORIZO. ALL PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 15LBS $75 VALUE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
  code 3Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (TAMALES, ETC). INSTD TO HAVE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS.
  code 21
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INTERIOR OF ALL FREEZERS/COOLERS, STORAGE SHELVES, STEAM TABLE, AND SINKS NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: LIGHT OUT IN MENS TOILET ROOM. REPLACE SAME.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 28, 2013: 5 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.

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