Taqueria El Asadero #1

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 RODENT MICE DROPPINGS ALONG THE SIDE INTERIOR STORAGE SHELFS BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER SERVICE/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT MICE DROPPINGS AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF TWO (2) 2 DOOR STAND-UP COOLERS AT REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIORS OF STORAGE SHELFS AT FRONT SERVICE/PREP AREA AND INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES ALONG THE WALL NEAR THE DISHWASHING 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND ORGANIZE BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS OFF THE FLOOR AT LEAST 6" INCHES TO FACILITATE CLEANING. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS WITH GREASE AND EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT PREP/COOKING AREA ESPECIALLY UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENTS.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF GREASE BUILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 1, 2021: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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