Tamarindo Loco

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: FOUND PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON SITE BUT IN-COMPLETE CLEAN-UP ITEMS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS).PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 5Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING FOOD TEMPERATURES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED. -
  code 36
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE REAR PREP TABLE AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA AND MAINTAIN.
  code 39
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE AND INVERT AND MAINTAIN SINGLE SERVICE SPOONS AND FORKS FRONT PREP TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE(HANDLES-UP).
  code 45
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF RUSTS ON EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP BOX UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA AND TO MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: A toilet room used by females shall be provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary napkins.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS AND SUPPLIES IN STORAGE AREA AT LEAST 6" INCHES OFF THE FLOOR/WALL FOR EASIER CLEANING AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 10, 2018: 5 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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