Taco Bell

September 24, 2021 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings4
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: FOUND TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: DICED TOMATOES AT TEMP OF 57.7F, GUACAMOLE AT TEMP OF 57.1F, MIXED SHREDDED CHEESE AT TEMP OF 55.4F. THE FOOD IN QUESTION WAS STORED AT PREP COOLER UNIT. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005,CITATION ISSUED
    code 22
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP AT CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. NO FOOD UNDER THE UNIT. • MISSING RELEASE KNOB INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER DOOR,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
    code 47
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: REMOVE EXCESS ICE BUILD-UP ON FLOOR(SOUTH-WEST)CORNER INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER
    code 55
  • Previous Core Violation Corrected
    Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM #54)5-501.115 OBSERVED ENCLOSED REFUSE AREA NOT MAINTAINED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 24, 2021: 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.

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