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Tacos Y Tamales El Pollo Inc.

September 7, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND A HOME TYPE REFRIGERATOR AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 50.4 DEGREES AIR TEMPERATURE. UNIT IS BEING TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. UNIT MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZOURDOUS ITEMS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN REACH IN COOLER: BACON 1 LB, HOT DOGS 1 LB, CHEESE 3 LBS, EGGS 2 DOZEN, ETC.. FOUND 12 DOZEN TAMALES. ALL FOOD 50 - 100 DEGREES IN TEMPERATURE. ALL FOOD PRODUCTS WERE DISCARDED AND DENATURED. TOTAL VALUE 25 LBS $200.00 CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM DECEMBER 6, 2016 REPORT #1976614 NOT CORRECTED. #33 MUST DETAIL CLEAN STOVE AND GRILLS OF GREASE AND OLD FOOD PARTICLES ALSO MUST CLEAN THE FILTERS INSIDE VENTILATION HOOD OF GREASE BUILD-UP ,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT, #34 MUST CLEAN FLOORS IN THE PREP AREA AND IN REAR STORAGE AREA,ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS #35 MUST CLEAN THE CEILING VENT IN DISHWASHING AREA OF DUST BUILD-UP,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA #40 MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS INSIDE PREMISES,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE #41 MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM REAR OF PREMISES NEAR STOVE AND IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA,TO PREVENT RODENT #43 MUST STORE THE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE IN PREP AREA. ALL MINOR VIOLATIONS MUST BE CORRECTED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
code 29
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: ALL SINGLE USE UTENSILS MUST BE STORED INVERTED IN ONE DIRECTION TO ELIMINATE HAZARD OF CONTAMINATION. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLERS, REACH IN FREEZERS, ALL PREP TABLES, DRINK DISPENSORS, ALL SINKS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND FOOD BUILD UP. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
code 33

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 13, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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