Mr. Taco's Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED PER MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO FROM REPORT #1393694 ON 1-24-14. 32-INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED SINK AND STEAM TABLE IN KITCHEN. 36-PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR REACH-IN COOLER NEAR STORAGE AREA. 43-STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 29
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: INVERT PLASTIC UTENSILS TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REMOVE GROCERY BAGS AND PROPERLY STORE FOOD IN FOOD STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING OUTLET COVER ON WEST WALL NEAR WALK-IN COOLER. SEAL OPENING ALONG OUTLET ON EAST WALL NEAR WALK-IN COOLER. REPAIR WALLS IN BASEMENT (WATER SEEPAGE). REPAIR DOOR SWEEP ON REAR DOOR.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAK INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ORGANIZE STORAGE AREA NEAR WASHROOMS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 24, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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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