Picante Taqueria

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• 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 SOLE HANDWASHING SINK IN KITCHEN NOT IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. HANDLES DO NOT WORKING SINK MUST BE TURNED ON FROM VALVE AT BASE OF SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE HAND WASHING SINK IS FULLY ACCESSIBLE AND IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF AT LEAST 2 PEST CONTROL SERVICES WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF PEST CONTROL SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED REAR DOOR LEFT OPEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO KEEP REAR DOOR CLOSED TO AVOID PEST ENTRY.
  code 38
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEES WITH NO HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  code 40
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HOT WATER ON SITE. MAXIMUM HOT WATER TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT 73 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE HOT WATER REACHES A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100 F AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AND A MINIMUM OF 110 F AT ALL OTHER SINKS. HOT WATER RESTORED BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 50
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED. REPORT #2586979 DATED DECEMBER 14 2023 INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO : #37 ENSURE ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WERE LABELED WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD AND TO #58 COMPLETE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. OBSERVED BEAN AND RICE STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT COMMON NAME OF FOOD LISTED; OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WITH NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ADDRESS ALL PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 14, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.