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Taqueria El Asadero #1

May 13, 2020 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN PORK AND CHICKEN BEING IMPROPERLY STORED WITH FRESH, READY TO EAT CILANTRO AND PREPARED SALSA. CILANTRO OBSERVED STORED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF RAW CHICKEN AND A PACKAGE OF RAW PORK STORED NEXT TO, TOUCHING A LOOSELY COVERED CONTAINER OF SALSA ALL INSIDE THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. ALL FOODS REMOVED AND REARRANGED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE READY TO EAT FOODS PROTECTED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED PREPARED TCS READY TO EAT CHEESE INSIDE A COOLER WITH EXPIRED USE BY DATE. CHEESE PREPARED ON 5-4-20 WITH A USE BY DATE OF 5-7-20. INSTRUCTED TO MINIMIZE LARGE QUANTITIES OF PREPARED FOODS AND DISCARD ANY EXPIRED FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD AND SPICE CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCTS COMMON NAME.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 75 MICE DROPPINGS BEHIND AND ALONG THE SIDE OF THE BOX FREEZER LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMEND HAVING THE PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR MICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: INTERIOR DOOR OF THE FRONT PREP ONE DOOR COOLER IN POOR REPAIR. OPEN HOLES WITH EXPOSED INSULATION AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST REPLACE. • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION THROUGHOUT DRY STORAGE HALLWAY AND KITCHEN. SHELVING MUST LEAVE FLOORS ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MISSING/UNEVEN COUNTER-TOP TILES AT THE FRONT PREP HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REPLACE TO MAKE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----MUST NOT USE CLOTH TOWELS AS LINER FOR SHELVING UNDER THE MICROWAVE OVEN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED WADDED PAPER AS CRACK AND CREVICE SEALANT IN THE WASHROOM CEILING AND WALL. MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 8, 2019: 7 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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