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Taco & Burrito Palace

March 20, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINKS IN -WOMANS RESTROOM -DISH WASHING AREA INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 10Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AS WELL AS NO NECESSARY ITEMS/KIT ON SITE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE VOMIT AND DIARHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY ITEMS/KIT (DISPOSAL MOP HEAD, SINGLE USE GLOVES, FACE MASK AND APPROVED CHEMICAL SANITIZER)/ ON SITE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED READY TO EAT/TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS STORED IN COLD HOLDING UNITS WITHOUT DATE MARKING, SHREDDED CHEESE, DRESSINGS, SAUCES, ETC. STORED IN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS, OVER NIGHT, WITHOUT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE THE FOOD MUST BE SOLD, DISCARDED OR CONSUMED WITHIN 7 DAYS. INFORMED MANAGER THAT TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS STORED FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST HAVE PROPER LABEL AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK ALL READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24HOURS. MANAGER CORRECTED VIOLATION DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY REMINDER STATEMENT AND INDICATOR ON MENU FOR RAW/UNDER COOKED FOODS, FOR CUSTOMER VIEW. INFORMED MANAGER THAT THE DISCLOSURE/REMINDER STATEMENT AND INDICATOR MUST BE IN PLAIN VIEW OF THE CUSTOMER, INDICATED ON MENU OF RAW/UNDER COOKED FOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY SIGNAGE, DISCLOSURE/REMINDER INDICATED. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION # 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED INTACT COMMERCIALLY VACUUMED SEALED PACKAGES OF FISH THAWING IMPROPERLY IN COOLER, ON SITE. INFORMED MANAGER THAT THE SEAL ON VACUUMED SEALED PACKAGES OF FISH MUST BE BROKEN AND/OR FISH MUST BE REMOVED FROM VACUUM PACKAGE, THEN THAWED UNDER REFRIGERATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO BREAK SEAL AND/OR REMOVE FISH FROM VACUUMED SEALED PACKAGES AND THAW OUTSIDE OF PACKAGING UNDER REFRIGERATION. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 35
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT NOT MET. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MEET FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 5, 2018: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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