Tacos El Tio 2

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings4

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
  code 1Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA INACCESSIBLE. OBSERVED LARGE TABLE BLOCKING HAND WASHING SINK MAKING IT INACCESSSIBLE FOR EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. HAND SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. EMPLOYEE MOVED TABLE DURING INSPECTION.
  code 10Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED(TACOS, RICE). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED COOK WEARING GLOVES WIPING HANDS ON DIRTY WIPING CLOTH THEN IMMEDIATELY HANDLING READY TO EAT TACOS TO PLATE FOR CUSTOMER. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS WHEN CHANGING TASKS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NUMEROUS BOXES OF FOOD STACKED ON FLOOR BY REAR DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO STORE FOOD AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
  code 39
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY WIPING CLOTH STORED ON CUTTING BOARD. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BUCKET WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 41
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER DRAINING INTO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FROM TUBE CONNECTED TO ICE MACHINE. 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE USED TO WASH, RINSE, SANITIZE AND AIR DRY EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. MUST REROUTE TUBE TO FLOOR DRAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 48
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MINOR LEAK AT PIPES BELOW 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WHEN WATER IS DRAINING. MUST REPAIR.
  code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 14, 2023: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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