Taqueria El Chorrito

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVES, INSIDE THE COOLERS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. DEBRIS ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: A LOT OF DEBRIS STORED ON BASEMENT FLOOR: BROKEN CEMENT, BROKEN BRICKS,WOODS, CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL,AND STAGNATED WATER.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEBRIS AND ELEVATE 6" OFF THE FLOOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL NEEDED. KEEP FLOOR DRY THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WOOD CEILING IN BASEMENT AREA ARE BROKEN AND SATURATED WITH WATER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SAID CEILING.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: LIGHT SHIELD PROVIDED AT LIGHT IN DINIG AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE END CAPS
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: WATER PIPES ON CEILING IN BASEMENT AREA,HEAVILY LEAKING ON FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAID PIPES.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on November 8, 2013: 5 findings 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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