Taconazo El Original #1

September 22, 2020 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPPED TCS FOODS NOT PROPERLY LABELED INSIDE COOLERS AND WALK IN COOLERS. MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL PREPPED TCS FOODS WITH DISCARD DATE NO MORE THAN 7 DAY FROM PREPARATION DATE. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 23
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: FOUND APPROXIMATELY 30 MICE DROPPINGS ON SHELVES AND ON FLOORS IN BASEMENT NEAR STAIRS. INSTRUCTED MUST ELIMINATE PEST ISSUE, MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
    code 38
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: OBSERVED USED WIPING CLOTHS ON COUNTERS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. MUST KEEP ALL WIPING CLOTHS INSIDE SANITATION SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
    code 41
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION ON LOWER INTERIOR OF FRYER. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED UNDER MATTS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. MUST REMOVE. ALL SUFRACES MUST BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE AND NONPOROUS.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 21, 2020: 5 findings recurred. 3 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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