Taco Joint

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPLACE THE CEILING TILE WITH CHIPPED PAINT IN THE PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHIELD WHERE MISSING IN THE DISHROOM.
  code 36
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST STORE THE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN CONTAINER OUTSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 12, 2012: 4 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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