✕

Tacos Don Cuco

July 24, 2012 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OBSERVED MICE DROPPINGS (OVER 50) IN BASEMENT SCATTERED ALONG WALL AND ALSO ALONG WALLBASE BEHIND STORAGE TABLE AND STOVE IN PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE SAME, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMEND TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: SIDES AND UNDERNEATH FLAT TOP GRILL, INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS/FREEZERS INCLUDING RUBBER GASKETS NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR THRU-OUT UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND ALOMG WALLBASE NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: LIGHTSHIELDS AND CEILING TILES THRU-OUT WITH DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN. SMALL HOLE NOTED AROUND PIPE UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. SEAL ANY AND ALL HOLES NOTED.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BASEMENT. PROVIDE SAME.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 3, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in New City

See every restaurant in New City →

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.