Mago's Tamales & Taqueria

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: NOTED MILK CRATES BEING USED SHELVING IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS FREE OF UNNECESSARY CREVICES AND DESIGNED/CONSTRUCTED TO BE EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND FOOD BUILD UP ON THE PREP TABLE UNDERNEATH THE FLAT TOP GRILL, ON 3-DOOR PREP COOLER GASKETS, AND INSIDE THE UPRIGHT FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON THE VENTILATION FAN COVER INSIDE THE CUSTOMER WASHROOM, ON THE CEILING VENT ABOVE THE FRONT COUNTER, AND ON THE FAN IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST DUST ALL FANS/FAN COVERS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 2, 2021: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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