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Tacos Y Tamales El Pollo

October 13, 2020 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING TAMALES IN PREP AREA WITHOUT WEARING EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 40
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA IN NEED OF DEEP CLEANING TO REMOVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR PREP AREA WITH CLUTTER ON TOP OF UNUSED EQUIPMENT ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECCESARY ITEMS IN SAID AREA, ELEVATE STORED ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING. MUST MAINTAIN PREMISE.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT AND MAINAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 6, 2020: 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.