Tapas Valencia

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE REACH IN COOLERS DOOR GASKETS AND DOOR CORNERS/HINDGES, PREP AREA AND BAR SHELVES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNCLEAN EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP ON FLOOR BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND UNDER AND AROUND COOLERS AT BAR. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT BAR AND KITCHEN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED SMALL HOLES IN WALL BEHIND 2-COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNCLEAN CEILING LIGHT COVER ABOVE PREP AREA COOKLINE. MUST SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALL AND CLEAN OR REPLACE STAINED LIGHT COVER.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. CEILING LIGHT BULB BURNED OUT ABOVE POT WASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE WITH WORKING LIGHT BULB.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE REACH IN COOLERS BY COOKLINE. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 29, 2010: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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