Taco Joint

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: RUSTY METAL RACK SHELVING FOR CLEAN STORED POTS AND PANS IN DISH ROOM. MUST REMOVE RUST.
  code 32
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: UNKNOWN SOURCE OF WATER LEAKING FROM WALL BASEBOARD ONTO FLOOR AND INTO FLOOR DRAIN AT THE BASE OF THE BASEMENT STAIRS. MUST REPAIR LEAK. LEAK ON NOZZLE OF DISH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 19, 2013: 2 findings recurred. 10 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.