Mago's Tamales & Taqueria

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE MISSING TOILET SEAT IN EMPLOYEES TOILET ROOM.MUST REMOVE OVER SIZED POTS THAT CAN'T BE SUBMERGED INTO 3- COMP SINK,RUST FROM LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE,BOXES USED FOR GARBAGE CANS AND PROVIDE GARBAGE CANS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM GRILL TABLE,FRYER CABINET,WHEEL BASES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,REACH IN COOLERS , FREEZER,PREP COOLER,INTERIOR PARTS OF ICE MACHINE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR AND FLOOR DRAINS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM UPPER WALL NEAR SERVICE COUNTER.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL BASE NEAR GLASS REACH IN COOLER.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON UPPER WALL NEAR 3- COMP SINK.MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM HOOD AND FILTERS.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR TABLE TOP COOLER AND PREP COOLER
  code 40
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER SOLUTION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 7, 2016: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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