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Taco Bell

March 19, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD(ICE) NOT PROTECTED.ALL THREE ICE MACHINE NOT MAINTAINED,EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE CLEANED(PER MANAGER STATEMENT) A LOT OF SLIME SUBSTANCE LEFT ON PANELS UNDER THE ICE AND BY AND AROUND KNOBS,ETC.. WE OBSERVED PINK,BROWN AND BLACK SUBSTANCE AT INTERIOR TOP PART AND WATER RESERVOIR,WERE ICE IS MADE.BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE AT EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE ABOVE THE POP SELF SERVE DISPENSER.INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: BOTH FRONT DOOR NOT MAINTAINED,A 1/4" TO 1/2" GAPS AT BOTTOMS AND BETWEEN DOORS,INSTRUCTED TO RODENT/INSECT PROOF DOORS. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE POP SELF SERVING DISPENSER AT DINING AREA WITH EXCESS BLACK SLIME,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.DEBRIS ON FLOOR BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND UNDER FRONT COUNTER AND BY THE THRU WINDOW.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINK BY THE THRU WINDOW DRAIN PIPE UNDER THE MENTIONED SINK IS LEAKING EVEN THOUGH IF THE SINK NOT IN USE.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE. ALSO DRAINING HOSE AT BASE OF THE POP DISPENSER AT FRONT SERVING AREA NOT DRAINING,REPAIR CAUSE.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 23, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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