Tacos Y Tamales El Pollo

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND CLEANSER AVAILABLE AT IN USE REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA HANDSINK DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030 (c). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO PAPERTOWELS AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK LOCATED IN IN USE REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR PROPER HANDWASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #-38-030 (C). CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION. PERSON IN CHARGE PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.
  code 10Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 LBS OF COOKED TAMALES STORED ON THE REAR PREP TABLE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 72F-90F. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL TCS FOODS AT 135F OR HIGHER AS REQUIRED. PERSON IN CHARGE DISCARDED AT THIS TIME VOLUNTARILY, APPROXIMATE VALUE OF SAID FOOD ITEM $100. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO FOOD HANDLER PREPARING TAMALES WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 40
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AND MISCELLANEUS ITEMS (SMALL MATTRESS, TOYS, ETC) INSIDE OF OFFICE SPACE IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO ORAGNIZE AND ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
  code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 13, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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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