Mago's Tamales & Taqueria

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MASA IN GROCERY BAGS, INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN FOOD GRADE CONTAINER, OR FOOD BAGGIE. NO USE OF GROCERY BAG FOR FOOD STORAGE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN, CUTTING BOARDS, #10 CAN OPENER, AND ABOVE COFFEE BASKET,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE ABOVE. ALSO CLEAN INTERIOR OF 2 DOOR COOLER, MICROWAVE, FRYER DOOR, AND 4 BURNER STOVE. CLEAN THE STOVE TOP,CHAR GRILL STORAGE TABLES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE WALL NEXT TO THE STOVE TOP NOT CLEAN,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. ALSO CLEAN CEILING LIGHT SHIELDS.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOZZLE LEAKING, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 9, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings 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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