Taqueria El Charro

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON-SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS, CHICKEN & STAEK, ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED MANAGER ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON PREP COOLER, AND ON DEEP FREEZER IN REAR. ALSO RUST BUILD UP ON BOTTOM OF PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CRACKED FLOOR TILE THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP AREA, ALSO TOILET ROOM FLOOR IS DAMAGED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO FLOORS ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE CUSTOMER SEATING AREA OF THE PREMISES AND TOILET ROOM. ALSO HOOD AND FILTERS HAVE GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKY FAUCET AT 3-COMP SINK IN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 26, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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