Taqueria El Asadero #1

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: FOUND CONTAINERS HOLDING FOODS ONLY LABELED WITH A DATE. ALL FOODS COOKED,PREPARED AND RAW INSIDE CONTAINERS WHICH ARE NOT THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT NAME AND DATE LOCATED INSIDE ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AND 2DR REFRIGERATORS AT ALL TIMES.MUST PROVIDE. ALSO MUST LABEL LARGE WHITE BULK PLASTIC CONTAINERS HOLDING RICE AND BEANS LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE REAR HAND SINK.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR BROKEN WASTE BASKET LIDS LOCATED INSIDE BOTH LADIES AND MEN'S RESTROOMS. ALSO MUST DO SAME AT GARBAGE WASTE BASKET LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE CASH REGISTER AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE FRYING STATION AREA NEXT TO THE GRILL TO REMOVE GREASE BUILD-UP FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT SURFACE AREAS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE WALLS AROUND THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THE 3-COMP SINK TO REMOVE SLIGHT GRIME BUILD-UP.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST BETTER ORGANIZE SMALL BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM AREA LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRCASE SO AS TO HAVE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 3, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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