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Su Taqueria El Gallo Bravo

October 24, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED CHICKEN, BEEF, SOUP, ETC. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER SHOULD BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use
Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEE DRINKING AND PREPARING FOOD AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO DRINK AND EAT AND NOT AT THE PREP AREAS.
code 6Priority
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: NOTED HEAVY ICE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE ICE CREAM CHEST FREEZER IN THE DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED DEFROST, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN UNITS.
code 47
Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure

Inspector note: NOTED NO HOT RUNNING WATER THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT. HOT WATER TEMPERATURES WERE AS FOLLOWS: WASH SINKS 90 F,3 COMPARTMENT SINK 89F. BATHROOM HAND WASH SINKS 90.1F. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO HAVE HOT RUNNING WATER OF ABOUT 100F MINIMUM FOR HAND WASH SINKS AND 110F FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED
code 50
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: NOTED DIRT, GREASE, AND RUST ONTOP OF THE GREASE TRAP AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 52
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALLBASE, UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT (UNUSED AND STORED AT THE DINING AREA), UNDERNEATH HOT HEATING UNIT AT THE PREP AREA AND UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 16, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.