Supermercado Tapatia

August 14, 2025 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings6
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: 4-601.11(A) OBSERVED THE ICE MACHINE (ICE USED FOR CONSUMPTION) WITH AN EXCESSIVE BLACK SUBSTANCE IN THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
    code 16
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 5 LARGE FLIES AND ABOUT 10 SMALL FLIES FLYING IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA/DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
    code 38
  • Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
    Inspector note: 4-502.13 OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING RE-USED AS A FLOOR LINER IN THE REAR MEAT WALK IN COOLER/FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD, ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
    code 45
  • Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
    Inspector note: 4-603.15 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR WASHING RINSING AND SANITIZING LARGE POTS THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE REAR MEAT PREP AREA WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
    code 48
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED DEEP DARK GROOVES/STAINS ON THE CUTTING BOARDS IN THE DELI/MEAT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GROOVES AND STAINS OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: 6-501.114 OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE REAR BY THE EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 20, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings 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.

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