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Taconazo El Original #1

October 3, 2022 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: NOTED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING AND FOR STORAGE CONTAINERS. MUST REMOVE FROM PREMISES AND PROVIDE SHELVING/STORAGE CONTAINERS THAT ARE FREE OF UNNECESSARY CREVICES AND DESIGNED/CONSTRUCTED TO BE EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: FOUND HEAVY GREASE AND DIRT BUILD UP ON THE GASKETS INSIDE ALL COOLERS, ON, UNDERNEATH, AND ON THE LEGS OF ALL PREP TABLES, AND INSIDE AND ON THE EXTERIOR SIDES OF THE FRYER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL PREP TABLES, INSIDE ALL COOLERS, AND THE FRYERS AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY USING WOOD PLATFORMS UNDERNEATH RUBBER MATS IN THE FRONT COOKS LINE/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE UNSEALED WOOD FROM THE PREP AREA FLOORS AND PROVIDE FLOORING THAT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS IN BOTH PREP AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: UNABLE TO VERIFY FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST COMPLETE APPROVED TRAINING AND KEEP FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE ON SITE.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 22, 2022: 5 findings recurred. 4 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.