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Taco Bell

January 30, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings3

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: FOUND NO HAND SOAP AT THE REAR HAND SINK IN THE DISH WASHING AREA NEXT TO THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGER STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE SENSOR OUT TO USE IT IN THE MEN'S BATHROOM AND ORDERED THE PART FOR THE AUTOMATIC SOAP SENSOR. MANAGER WAS INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SOAP AND DID SO UPON REQUEST. ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS ON PREMISES MUST CONTAIN SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL TIMES REGARDLESS IF THE SENSOR FOR THE AUTOMATIC DISPENER IS WORKING OR NOT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
code 11Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES OBSERVED ON PREMISES: OBSERVED FOOD HANLDER SWEEPING FOOD DEBRIS OFF THE CUTTING BOARD WITH A WIPING CLOTH, THEN CARRY DISHES AWAY FROM THE PREP AREA, AND HEAD BACK TO THE LINE TO PREPARE FOOD WITHOUT REMOVING THE OLD PAIR OF GLOVES, WASH HANDS, AND APPLY A NEW PAIR OF GLOVES. ALL EMPLOYEES MUST WASH THEIR HANDS PRIOR TO RETURNING TO THE PREP AREA AFTER PERFORMING AN ACTIVITY OTHER THAN FOOD PREPARATION. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010
code 6Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN USE AND UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY WASH DISHES AT THE PROPER TEMPERATURE AND SANITIZE AT THE PROPER CHEMICAL CONCENTRATION: OBSERVED THE WARNING SIGN ON THE DISHMACHINE SCREEN FOR LOW WASH TEMPERATURE BECAUSE THE WASH TEMPERATURE NEVER EXCEEDED A TEMPERATURE OF 107F. THE SANITZING CONCENTRATION WAS 0 PPM CHLROINE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MACHINE WAS TAGGED AND CANNOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AFTER THE MACHINE IS PROPERLY FUNCTIONING BY WASHING DISHES AT A MINIMUM OF 120F AND SANITIZING AT 50-100 PPM CHLORINE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
code 8Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: THE SANITIZER BAG THAT IS STORED UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IS DRIPPING INTO A BUCKET BECAUSE OF A LEAK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE SANITIZER DISPENSER TO PREVENT SANIZITING SOLUTION FROM LEAKING.
code 32

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 3, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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.