Taco Maya

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS ITEMS SUCH AS CHICKEN, RICE, BEANS WERE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING AT 0PPM CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION WHILE IN USE MACHINE TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MAY NOT BE USED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR MACHINE SO THAT IT IS CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING A PROPER CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION BETWEEN 50-100PPM OF CHLORINE AT ALL TIMES. MUST USE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH AND SANITIZE MULTI-USE UTENSILS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 41
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SLOW LEAK AT THE HAND WASHING SINK HANDLE IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 27, 2022: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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