Taco Mario's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT THE HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 10Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
  code 3Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-202.15 OBSERVED HOLES THAT LEAD OUTSIDE OF THE MFP IN THE FLOOR UNDER THE SERVING WINDOW AND THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE MFP IS FULLY ENCLOSED AND RODENT ENTRY-PROOFED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: 3-306.11 OBSERVED NO PROTECTION FOR THE FRESH WATER INLET; AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, THE COMPARTMENT LOCK WAS BROKEN AND UNABLE TO LOCK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND ALWAYS PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR THE WATER INLET THAT IS LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE MFP. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
  code 39
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED GREASE SPLATTER ON THE SCREEN VENTS LOCATED ON THE CEILING OF THE MFP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public
  Inspector note: 8-304.11(A) OBSERVED NO MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY POSTED FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEW. INSTRUCTED ALWAYS TO POST THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090(B).
  code 61

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 14, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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