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Taqueria Atotonilco

March 6, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
  • failed findings13
  • critical findings6

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: FOUND NO HAND SOAP AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE REAR FOOD/DISH WASHING PREPARATION AREA NOR AT THE FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA WHERE THE SHAKES ARE MADE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SUPPLY OF HAND CLEANING LIQUID AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED • FOUND NO INDIVIDUAL, DISPOSABLE TOWELS AT THE REAR FOOD PREPARATION/DISH WASHING AREA NOR AT THE FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN DISPOSABLE TOWELS OR HEATED-AIR HAND DRYING DEVICE, ETC. TO ALL HAND WASHING SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED • FOUND NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE OR POSTERS AT ANY OF THE HAND WASHING SINKS ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE OR POSTERS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS. MAINTAIN SAME.
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: FOUND NO ONE ON SITE WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE WHILE PREPARIN/SERVING TCS FOODS (PORK, RICE, BEANS, BEEF,ETC.). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY WHERE ALL MANAGERS, FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN REPORTING ANY ILLNESSES TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: FOUND NO PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO IMPLEMENT A PROCEDURE AND PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR HANDLING THESE EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
    code 5Priority
  • handwashing sink issuescritical
    Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLER COOKING/CHOPPING BEEF, HANDLING TACO SHELLS AND BREAD, USING A SOILED TOWEL TO WIPE THE GRILL AND THEN GRAB SOME LETTUCE TO PUT ON A TACO AND SANDWICH ALL WITH HIS BARE HANDS AND NOT WASHING HIS HANDS IN BETWEEN TASKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS WHEN MULTI-TASKING, HANDLING RAW, TOUCHING READY TO EAT FOOD, TOUCHING A SOIL TOWEL, ETC. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 8Priority
  • water/temperature at the sink offcritical
    Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLER TOUCHING READY TO EAT FOOD (LETTUCE, CUT TOMATOES) WITH HIS BARE HAND. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS AND WEAR GLOVE OR USE UTENSILS TO HANDLE READY TO EAT FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED
    code 9Priority
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS IN ALL PREP AREAS NOT PROPERLY STORED WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (MUST BE AT THE REQUIRED PPM) WHEN NOT IN USE.
    code 41
  • In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
    Inspector note: BOWLS STORED IN ICE MACHINE AND BEING USED TO DISPENSE ICE. INSTD TO USE PROPER ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS AND STORE PROPERLY.
    code 43
  • Gloves Used Properly
    Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOOD HANDLER IN THE FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA NOT USING GLOVES TO PREVENT TOUCHING READY TO EAT FOODS. INSTRUCTED PIC TO INSTRUCT FOOD HANDLER TO PROPERLY USE GLOVES.
    code 46
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: FOUND THE FRONT CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR SAND TO MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
    code 47
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: FOUND THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE FOOD/DISH WASHING PREPARATION AREA LEAKING FROM THE PIPE. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN LEAK AT THAT SINK.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: FOUND THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND THE ICE MACHINE, COOLERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, STORAGE RACKS AND SINKS WITH DIRT, FOOD AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGH OUT.
    code 55
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDERS HAVE NOT MET THE ALLERGEN TRAINING REQUIREMENT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL WITH THE CERTIFICATE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDE PROOF.
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 21, 2018: 12 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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