Taqueria Amigo Chino

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: VIOLATION #10 NOT CORRECTED SEE VIOLATION #60 BELOW.
  code 10Priority
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TOP DOORS OF SERVICE REFRIGERATOR AT FRONT OF HOT LINE SIDE LATCHES NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR. CORE VIOLATION
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICES AT ICE MACHINES.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO INSTALL BACKFLOW DEVICE OR FIND THE LOCATION OF THE BACKFLOW DEVICE AT ICE MACHINE. CORE VIOLATION
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER AT NORTH SIDE OF BASEMENT.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE CLUTTER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HOOD AND HOOD FILTERS GREASY AT HOT LINE AREA.INSTRUCTED MANANGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD AND FILTERS. CORE VIOLATION
  code 56
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: VIOLATION#10 NOT CORRECTED-SEE REPORT# 2222790-DATED 9/24/2018 WHICH STATES:: 5-202.12 OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HANDSINK ACCESSIBLE TO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HANDSINK NEAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 24, 2018: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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