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Tacos La Guaracha Inc.

July 30, 2026 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED TAPE ON DAMAGED GASKETS OF BOTH DOORS OF TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR AND TAPE ON DAMAGED GASKET OF LEFT DOOR OF SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT ACROSS FROM COOKLINE.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DAMAGED GASKETS ON TWO REFRIGERATOR AND SMALL TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED RUST ON LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE IN PREP AREA NEXT TO HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE IN SAID AREA, INSTRUCTED NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
code 47
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILDUP AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS BEHIND AND ON THE SIDES OF GREASE TRAP AND UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS, ALONG BASES OF WALL AND IN CORNERS BEHIND AND ON THE SIDES OF GREASE TRAP AND UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENT ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENT ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED NON WORKING LIGHT NEAR REAR EXIT IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE NON WORKING LIGHT IN PREP AREA NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ANY FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: AT TIME OF INSPECTION FACILITY PROVIDED NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 14, 2025: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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