Taco Max

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING HOT TCS ITEMS HELD AT THE STATED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN HOT HOLD UNIT ON COOK LINE: SHREDDED CHICKEN AT 54.8F, BEEF AT 79.5F, AND BEEF AT 66.9F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED APPROXIMATELY 15LBS OF PRODUCT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $300. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTIAN ALL HOT TCS ITEMS AT OR ABOVE 135F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER INSIDE 3 DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN BASEMENT USED TO STORE TORTILLAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 36
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON INTERIOR OF 3 DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN BASEMENT USED TO STORE TORTILLAS AND 2 DOOR COOLER LOCATED IN MAIN PREP AREA USED TO STORE PRODUCE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD ON HOT LINE COVERED IN KNIFE MARKS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT UTILITY SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL RELEVANT LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
  code 51
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DUMPSTER IN REAR GARBAGE AREA OVERFLOWING. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN GARBAGE AREA SO THAT DUMPSTER LID IS ABLE TO BE SHUT TIGHTLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 54

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 5, 2020: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.