Meson Del Taco

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT REAR HAND WASHING SINK IN MAIN PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PORK AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 75F AT VERTICAL HEATING UNIT. ALSO OBSERVED STEAK MEAT AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 111F. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 135F OR ABOVE. FOOD DISCARDED BY EMPLOYEE. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS AT A COST OF $75.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FOOD SPILLS ON FLOORS IN MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREA.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 20, 2022: 5 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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