Taqueria El Chorrito

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED GLASS DOOR OF REACH IN SODA COOLER LOCATED IN FRONT SERVICE AREA WITH BROKEN GLASS REPAIRED WITH TAPE. GLASS DOOR MUST BE REPLACED.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WHERE ICE IS MADE UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED HOODS AND FILTERS WITH EXCESS GREASE ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CEILING IN STAFF BATHROOM WATER DAMAGED. MUST REPAIR CEILING AND WALLS OF STAFF BATHROOM AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND SINK NEEDED IN REAR PREP AREA CONTAINING 2 PREP TABLES AND 2 COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: INSTALL AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS IN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR PATIO WITH CLUTTER CREATING INSECT AND RODENT HARBORAGE. CLEAN AND STORE ALL ITEMS PROPERLY TO REDUCE HARBORAGE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 8, 2017: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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