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Peeples Taco's

October 8, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL COLD-HOLDING UNITS MISSING INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN A CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY-VIEWEABLE LOCATION IN ALL EQUIPMENT USED TO COLD-HOLD TCS FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FOLLOWING AREAS: APPROXIMATELY 40 DROPPINGS IN REAR CORNER BEHIND UPRIGHT COLD-HOLDING AND FREEZER UNITS, APPROXIMATELY 20 DROPPINGS BENEATH MILK CRATES IN CORNER NEAR 2-DOOR FREEZER UNITS, APPROXIMATELY 20 DROPPINGS BENEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN WAREWASHING AREA, APPROXIMATELY 20 DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP AREA BENEATH COLD-HOLDING UNITS, FRONT SERVICE SHELF, AND IN AND BELOW DRY STORAGE CABINETS NEAR HOT-HOLDING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EFFECTIVELY REMOVE DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, AND SEEK ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LICENSED PEST CONTROL OPERATOR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED 3 DEAD COCKROACHES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 2 DEAD COCKROACHES SURROUNDING MILK CRATES IN THE REAR AREA NEAR 2-DOOR FREEZER UNITS, 1 DEAD COCKROACH BENEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR WAREWASHING AREA CORNER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEAD COCKROACHES AND OTHER DEAD OR TRAPPED INSECTS AND PESTS AT AN ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP AND DECOMPOSITION.
code 38
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED INVIDUALLY-WRAPPED DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWEL ROLLS STORED ON ELEVATED WALL SHELF IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS FROM TOILET ROOM AND CEASE STORAGE OF ANY SINGLE-USE OR SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES IN TOILET ROOMS AND MAINTAIN.
code 45
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR CAVITY OF SMALL LINE COOLER TO BE SOILED WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND HEAVY ICE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND DE-ICE NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL OR ICE AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED TOILET ROOM DOOR TO BE NOT TIGHT-FITTING AND UNABLE TO SECURELY CLOSE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE TOILET ROOM DOOR TO ALLOW FOR DOOR TO CLOSE SECURELY AND MAINTAIN TOILET ROOM DOORS TIGHT-FITTING.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS BENEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT (GRILL LINE) TO BE HEAVILY-SOILED WITH GREASE AND OTHER DRIED FOOD DEBRIS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS BENEATH EQUIPMENT WITH ADEQUATE CLEANING SUPPLIES AND AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF HEAVY SOILS SUCH AS GREASE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN THE REAR PREP AREA BEHIND COLD-HOLDING UNITS AND IN CORNERS OF PREP AREA WHERE ITEMS ARE INACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING OR PEST MONITORING, SUCH AS BETWEEN LARGE IMMOBILE EQUIPMENT ITEMS SUCH AS FREEZERS AND LARGE DRY STORAGE SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS UNNECESSARY TO FOOD OPERATIONS AND MAINTAIN ALL PREP AREAS FREE FROM EXCESSIVE CLUTTER TO ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE ACCESS AND EFFECTIVE PEST MONITORING.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 16, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.