Meson Del Taco

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: No certified food manager on premises when potenially hazardous foods are served-beans at 175.9 F. Instructed that a certified food manager must be on premises at all times and have a City of Chicago certified manager certificate posted. Seriuos citation issued 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: A splashguard is needed for the front east exposed handsink near the prep table/cooler.Replace broken sink stopper for the 3 compartment sink.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain interior/exterior surfaces of coolers and freezers,shelvings over the 3 compartment sink,interior/exterior surfaces of ice maker.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Light bulb inside the 2 door salsa cooler must be shielded or shatter proof light bulb provided.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: A backflow prevention device is needed for the ice maker(front prep),mop sink(rear).
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: Thermometer missing inside the front food prep cooler .Instructed to provided thermometer visible inside cooler.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 23, 2013: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 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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