Taqueria 5 De Mayo

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: CUSTOMERS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREAS FOR USE OF THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: SHELVING EDGE ABOVE THE HOT HOLDING UNIT IN POOR REPAIR, CRACKING, PEELING AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE REAR PREP TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. MUST REPLACE.
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: INADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST NOT USE WADDED PLASTIC FOR STOPPERS. MUST PROVIDE PROPER SINK STOPPERS.
  code 48
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LOCATED ON THE BASEMENT UTILITY SERVICE SINK. MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE VISIBLE TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: MISSING AND WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE FRONT AND REAR PREP. MUST REPLACE.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: CRACKED AND DAMAGED LIGHTING IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE.
  code 56
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
  code 58

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Compared with Pass on September 3, 2019: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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