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Taco & Burrito House

April 8, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings15
critical findings2

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW CHORIZO IN COOKS LINE COOLER STORED ON TOP SHELVING ABOVE UNCOVERED, READY TO EAT CHEESE AND SALSAS. OBSERVED RAW EGGS STORED ON TOP SHELVING IN THE TWO DOOR COOLER OVER FRESH FRUITS. OBSERVED ASSORTED RAW PORK AND BEEF INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER STORED OVER FRESH VEGETABLES AND PREPARED SAUCES. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY PROTECT FOODS DURING STORAGE FROM RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-35-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
Proper Cooling Time And Temperature

Inspector note: OBSERVED AT 3:30 PM PREPARED TCS FOOD, COOKED RICE, BEING IMPROPERLY COOLED. RICE PILED HIGH IN A LARGE DEEP PAN ON A REAR STORAGE SHELVE AT 107.8F. MANAGER STATES THE RICE WAS PREPARED AT 12:30 PM AND IN THE COOLING PROCESS. NO COOLING LOGS PROVIDED. REVIEWED WITH MANAGER COOLING METHODS: COOLING IN SHALLOW PANS, QUICK CHILLS IN FREEZERS, ICE BATHS AND TWO HOURS TO COOL TO 70F AND AN ADDITIONAL 4 HOURS TO COOL TO 41F. RICE DISCARDED. APPROXIMATLY 10 LBS AT $50.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 20
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 4 LBS EACH OF COOKED BEEF AND COOKED PORK HELD IN A TALL REACH-IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 55.6F AND 58.6F. COOLER TEMPERATURE FOUND TO BE ADEQUATE. MEATS DISCARDED. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD FOODS HELD COLD AT ALL TIMES AT 41F OR BELOW. SEE THE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #20 FOR CITATION.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS IN COOLERS NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. MUST PROPERLY DATE LABEL SUCH FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE BEARD RESTRAINTS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREAS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER. NOT ON THE TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE.
code 43
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: ALL STORED EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST NOT STORE RUBBER BANDS ON THE HAND OF THE TABLE TOP CAN OPENER. MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE. • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS SHELVING LINER, EQUIPMENT LINER THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACES. • EXCESSIVE RUST ON METAL RACK SHELVING INSIDE THE TWO DOOR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE RUST, REPAINT/RE-SEAL.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: SHELVING UNDER THE FLAT GRILL WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INTERIOR OF THE TALL REACH-IN COOLER WITH FOOD DEBRIS. WOODEN GARBAGE CAN USED FOR SOILED LINENS IN THE REAR STORAGE FOUND DIRTY WITH FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE WALLS AND ATTACHED PIPING BEHIND COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT. FLOORS WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 29, 2018: 15 findings appeared for the first time. 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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