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Tacos Tequilas

March 16, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED COOKED PORK COCHINITA AT INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 73.6F INSIDE THE REAR REFRIGERATOR . MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 10 POUNDS OF FOOD WORTH APPROX. $150.00.INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL COLD FOODS MUST BE AT 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
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: APPROXIMATELY 25 RODENT MICE DROPPINGS AT REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA, BEHIND REFRIGERATION UNITS AND AT REAR MOP SINK AREA BENEATH SHELVINGS.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS,PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NOW RECCOMENDED.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DOES NOT REACH ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT FAUCET MUST EXTEND TO ALL COMPARTMENTS EVENLY AND MAINTAIN.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 24
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: BROKEN SPLASHGUARD AT EXPOSED HANDSINK LOCATED AT REAR DISH/PREP AREA,PROVIDE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS FOR FOOD STORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES INCLUDE BASEMENT IN NEED FOR FURTHER CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE BURNT-OUT LIGHT BULBS IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA,BASEMENT AREA AND MAINTAIN ALSO,NO LIGHT BULBS ABOVE REAR REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT SHIELDED.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS WITH END CAPS OR SHATTER-PROOF LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: NO THERMOMETER INSIDE THE REAR REFRIGERATION UNITS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN VISIBLE AT ALL TIMES.
code 40
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: EMPLOYEES WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT MET. (NO PROOF, NO RECORDS,NO APPROPIATE DOCUMENTATION). INSTD TO OPERATOR TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AN ORGANIZED SYSTEM OF DOCUMENTS AS REQUIRED.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 6, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 5 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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