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Los Corrales Taqueria

June 10, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: OBSERVED DISH WASHER WASH AND RINSE MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST SANITIZE ALL MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: EXPOSED PIPE OBSERVED ABOVE PREP TABLE IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA(HAD LARGE CONTAINERS OF VARIOUS SAUCES PARTIALLY COVERED AND COOLING), MUST ENCLOSED THE PIPE. MUST ALSO MAKE SURE PREP TABLE CLOSET TO WALK-IN COOLER IS ALWAYS POSITIONED UNDERNEATH THE FINISHED CEILING(PART OF THE TABLE WAS UNDERNEATH SOME EXPOSED PIPES) OR ENCLOSE THE REST OF THE EXPOSED PIPES IN THAT AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY(NAME OF PRODUCT).
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A PROTECTIVE BARRIER ON COUNTER WHERE BASKETS OF TORTILLA CHIPS ARE STORED, THIS AREA IS 3-4 FEET AWAY FROM THE SEATING AREA NOT PROTECTED FROM HUMAN CONTAMINATION. ALL DEEP FREEZERS IN THE BASEMENT MUST BE REPAIRED(LIDS NOT CONNECTED TO THE BODY OF THE UNITS AND THE INSULATION IS EXPOSED), PAINTED, OR REPLACED(RUSTY EXTERIORS).
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: SIDES AND EXTERIORS OF THE GRILLS, DEEP FRYERS, COOKING STOVE, STEAM TABLE, ICE SCOOP AND CONTAINER, ALL STORAGE RACKS IN DISH WASHING AREA, STORAGE RACKS IN BASEMENT, AND SHELVES WHERE DIRT AND BUILD-UP IS PRESENT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT(INCLUDING BASEMENT)ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS AND IN CORNERS WHERE DIRT, DEBRIS AND GREASE ARE PRESENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN GREASE BUILD-UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE BLOWN LIGHTS IN FOOD PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 21, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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