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Taqueria Atotonilco

March 2, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings2

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SOAP IN CUSTOMER/EMPLOYEE MEN'S WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO FILL AND MAINTAIN FULL AT ALL TIMES TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
code 12Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES AT GRILL AREA PREPARING TACOS NOT WASHING HANDS AND HANDLING FOOD WITHOUT GLOVES, TONGS OR PAPER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD PREP EMPLOYEES MUST WASH HANDS AND NOT HANDLE READY TO EAT FOODS BARE HANDED. MANAGER HAD EMPLOYEES WASH HANDS AND USE GLOVES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A)
code 6Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM JULY 9, 2016 REPORT #1516351 INSP#317 #40 OBSERVED NO COOLER THERMOMETERS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. #45 NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE FOOD. EMPLOYEES WITH VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE ARE EXEMPT FROM FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: RUBBER GASKETS ON WALK IN COOLERS IN BASEMENT AREA IN NEED OF REPAIRING OR REPLACING. GASKETS ARE WORN, TORN OR NOT ON SECURLEY. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FRESH SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICE MACHINE IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP ON MACHINE AND ALL THE SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN INTERIOR OF BOTH WALK IN COOLERS, CLEAN ALL CONTACT SURFACES, REACH IN COOLER DOOR HANDLES, JUICE SPRAYER MACHINES, AND ALL REACH IN COOLERS. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE BUILD UP UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CEILING IN BASEMENT AND FRONT PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: LIGHTS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA AND 1ST FLOOR REAR PREP AREA IN NEED OF PROPER SHEILDS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ICE SCOOP AND ALL FOOD SCOOPS MUST BE STORED IN CLEAN SANITIZED CONTAINERS. NOT LEFT IN PRODUCT MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 9, 2015: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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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