Tacos El Tio

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT THE START TIME OF THE INSPECTION WHILE TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY, TCS, FOODS ARE STROED, PREPARED, COOKED AND SERVED. CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 9:05AM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY EQUIPMENT FOR COLD-HOLDING IN DISREPAIR; EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER TEMPERATURE. PREP COOLER AT 62F IN THE PREP AREA NEAR THE FRONTLINE. TAGGED PREP COOLER, NORPOLE (BRAND). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND DO NOT REMOVE TAG. TO REMOVE TAG CONTACT CDPH TO REMOVE ONCE UNIT IS REPAIRED. SEE COMMENTS BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINER IN PREP AREA NOT LABELED (SEASONING SHACKER AND CONTAINER WITH SUGAR) WITH THE COMMON FOOD NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL.
  code 37
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PREP COOLER and 2-DOOR COOLER LEFT UNCOVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIDS/COVERS.
  code 39
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS NOT STORED PROPERLY IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
  code 43
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS IN THE 2-DOOR COOLER STORED IMPROPERLY IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY IN FOOD GRADE BAGS/CONTAINERS.
  code 47
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRTY/DEBRIS AT VENTILATION IN THE ALL-GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH AN EXPIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE DOCUMENTATION FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 15, 2025: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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