Pacos Tacos

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: LARGE, DEEP PLASTIC CONTAINER OF COOKED REFRIED BEANS WITH DATE OF YESTERDAY (9/3/13) AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 52.3F IN WALK-IN COOLER. NO TEMPERATURE LOGS IN PLACE. INSTD MGR TO USE SHALLOW PANS AND PROPER COOLING TECHNIQUES AND TO MAINTAIN COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. MGR DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAME. APPROX 25LBS AND $30 VALUE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
  code 3Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: MICE ACTIVITY NOTED IN BASEMENT, NOTED OVER 30 MICE DROPPINGS AND GNAWED INSULATION SCATTERED ON STORAGE SHELVES AND FLOOR. ALSO MICE DROPPINGS NOTED IN 1ST FLOOR CLOSET BY HEATER UNIT. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS, AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
  code 18
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SEAL HOLES AROUND PIPING IN BASEMENT. CLEAN WALLS AND REMOVE ALL GRAFFITI IN TOILET ROOM.
  code 35
• ⚠️Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area
  Inspector note: PREMISES ALLOWING CUSTOMERS TO USE TOILET ROOM LOCATED ACROSS FROM 2-COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT ENTRYWAY OF PREP AREA, NO BARRIER. INSTD ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AREA TO HAVE ACCESS TO THIS AREA.
  code 44

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 6, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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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