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Taco Joint

June 27, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITY NOT MAINTAINING PROPER COOLING TEMPERATURE. FOUND PREP COOLER INTERNAL TEMPRATURE AT 51.6F AT MAIN FRONT KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AT 40.0 OR LOWER. COOLER IS TAGGED, NOT ALLOWED TO USE, MUST REQUEST TAG REMOVAL INSPECTION WHEN REPAIRED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION, FOUND SEVERAL FOOD ITEMS STORED TEMPERATURE DANGER ZONE. 8 LBS OF RAW CHICKEN AT 51.7F, 5 LBS OF RAW FISH AT 52.6F AND 4 LBS OF RAW BEEF AT 53.5F, INSTRUCTED MGR TO STORE SUCH FOOD ITEMS AT 40F OR LOWER. FOOD ITEMS DISCARDED VALUED AT $60.
code 3Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: COOLING UNIT IN WALK-IN COOLER WITH DIRT BUILD-UP ON EDGES, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 33
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MISSING THERMOMETER AT PREP COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 18, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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