Paco's Tacos

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED. INSTD TO LABEL.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: LARGE 30 GALLON GARBAGE TYPE CONTAINERS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD (PORK, BEEF, ETC). INSTD TO USE PROPERLY DESIGNED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CRACKED FLOOR TILES IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN TILES.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO EXPOSED HANDSINK AT FRONT PREP AREA WHERE CARNITAS AND CHICARRON HANDLED AND SERVED. INSTD TO INSTALL EXPOSED HANDSINK WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AT SAME AREA. LARGE MULTI USE POTS IN USE TO COOK CARNITA UNABLE TO COMPLETELY SUBMERGE IN BASIN OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. INSTD TO PROVIDE MULTI USE EQUIPMENT THAT IS ABLE TO FULLY SUBMERGE IN BASIN OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MULTI USE EQUIPMENT AND UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT DIRECTLY UNDER LARGE EXPOSED BLACK SEWAGE PPIES. ANY STORAGE/EQUIPEMENT ETC, UNDER EXPOSED SEWAGE/WASTE PIPES IS PROHIBITED.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 18, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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