Taco Mex Inc

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

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #149882 DATED:09-25-2008 WRITTEN BY*386 NOT CORRECTED/MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN: #30/1 MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL COOKED FOODS IN WALK IN COOLER AND BULK CONTAINERS IN PREP AREA. #34/1 ALL FOOD MUST BE ELEVATED 6" OFF FLOOR IN REAR PREP AREA. FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN UTILITY ROOMS, CLOSET, PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. #35/1 MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN PREP COOLER AND EXPOSED SINK; REPLACE DAMAGED TILES ALONG WALLS IN ALL AREAS. #36/1 MUST REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD NEAR WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. MUST REPLACE WORN/RIPPED RUBBER GASKETS ON REAR REACH-IN FREEZER BY WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SHELVING TO STORE FOOD 6" OFF THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER BY EXPOSED HAND SINK.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: ALL STORAGE RACKS/SHELVES IN PREP AREA AND IN ALL COOLERS/FREEZERS-MUST REMOVE THE CARDBOARD FROM SHELVES/TABLES. CEILING FAN PETALS IN by 3-COMP. SINK, SMALL FAN BY EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK, RUST SPOTS ON CEILING IN WALK-IN FREEZER BY HANDSINK AND INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS/FREEZERS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL VENTS IN PREP/DINING AREA, WALLS BEHIND SINKS/COOKING EQUIPMENTS, AND ALL LIGHT SHIELDS. MUST CAULK AROUND ALL PIPES/CONDUITS IN PREP/STORAGE AREAS AND PROVIDE/REPLACE ALL STAINED/MISSING CEILING TILES. MUST REPAIR DAMAGED WALLS IN MOP SINK AREA.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE FAUCET ON THE 3-COMP. SINK.
  code 38

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