Supermercado El Taxquenito

March 11, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings3

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY OPERATING WITHOUT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE/ CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED, PREPARED AND SERVED. SUCH AS RICE, BEANS SOUPS ETC. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OPERATE WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING HANDLED, PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEE TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VOMIT KIT WITH THE NECESSARI ITEMS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED FROM ENTRANCE DOOR WITH AN OPEN ONE INCH ALONG BOTTOM DOOR. MUST MAKE DOOR TIGH FITTING TO PEVENT PEST ENTRY.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN TAQUERIA PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. • OBSERVED STYROFOAM CUPS BEING USED AS SCOOPS FOR SALSA INSIDE OF THE TAQUERIA PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE SCOOPS WITH HANDLES PLACED ABOVE THE TOP OF THE FOOD.
code 43
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKING PORK CARNITAS FRYING POTS THAT ARE TOO LARGE TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE IN 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE REMOVED EQUIPMENT. MUST INSTALL LARGER SINK TO FULLY SUBMERGE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: ADDITIONAL WATER PRESSURE NEEDED AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT BUTCHER AREA REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER ABD UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT REAR OF FACILITY. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS A SHELVING IN FRONT DISPLEY PRODUCE COOLER AND REAR OF FACILITY. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE APPROVED SHELVING THAT IS 6INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDE FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 4/11/2019 INSPECTION REPORT#228300 #49 CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE TAQUERIA PREP COOLER AND CHEST FREEZERS. #53 MUST PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. #55 REPAIR THE FLOOR IN THE RETAIL AREA AND BEHIND THE COUNTER WITH DIPS AND OPENINGS. SCRAPE AND REPAINT WALLS IN THE PREP AREA BEHIND THE MEAT COUNTER. REPLACE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES. #57 OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

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