Taco Joint

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: or Comments: MUST LABEL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE WORN CUTTING BOARDS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 3- DOOR PREP COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA,INTERIOR PANEL ON TOPSIDE OF PREP COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA,LID ON FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER IN BASEMENT IS CRACKED.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM DISH WASHING AREA DISH STORAGE SHELF,WALK IN COOLER RUSTY SHELVING UNITS.MUST REMOVE TAPE FROM TABLE TOP MIXER.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM GRILL TABLES,OVEN,WHEEL BASES OF EQUIPMENT,FRYER CABINET,PREP COOLERS,TABLE TOP MIXER,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS & FAN GUARD COVERS,CORD OF LIGHT FIXTURES AT BAR AREA,DISH RACKS.CLEAN MOLD BUILD UP FROM 3- COMP SINK IN BAR AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREP,BAR,BASEMENT AND DISH WASHING AREA.MUST GROUT FLOOR IN FRONT PREP AREA NEAR HAND SINK.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN MOLD BUILD UP FROM WALLS IN DISH WASHING AREA.MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING & VENTS IN DISH WASHING AREA & GREASE ON WALL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,FILTERS AND HOOD.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND GAPS IN WALL BASES IN DISH WASHING AREA,DAMAGED WALL TRIM OUTSIDE OF POT & PAN STORAGE AREA,HOLES IN WALLS LEADING INTO BASEMENT.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS LEADING TO BASEMENT.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT AND MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN DISH WASHING AREA
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY WATER CONNECTION LINE UNDER HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA AND BROKEN TOILET HANDLE IN MEN'S TOILETROOM
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 19, 2016: 7 findings recurred. 2 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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