Taqueria El Chorrito

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

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Failed findings

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: 3-302.12-- BULK FLOUR CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
  code 37
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: : 4-101.11(B, C, D, E)-- BROKEN GLASS ON THE DOOR OF THE FAR REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE. 4-101.19-- THE FOLLOWING RAW WOOD MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED: RAW WOODEN FRAME OF THE REAR PREP HAND SINK SPLASH GUARD, RAW WOOD USED TO PROP THE REAR DRAINBOARD, RAW WOOD FRAME UNDER THE FRONT PREP HAND SINK, RAW WOODEN PALLET UNDER THE REAR BOX FREEZER.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: : 5-205.15-- EXTREMELY LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE GREATER HOT WATER.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.11-- WALL BACKSPLASH BEHIND THE TWO-COMPARTMENT SINK IS IN POOR REPAIR WITH DAMAGED TILES, OPEN CRACKS, AND CREVICES. MUST REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.-----REAR PREP AREA CEILING TILES WITH EXCESSIVE DUST/DIRT MUST BE CLEAN.-----WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR HALLWAY. MUST REPLACE : 6-201.17-- THE REAR PREP AREA CEILING VENT IS IN POOR REPAIR, HANGING FROM THE CEILING. MUST REPLACE. : 6-501.113-- NOTED SOILED MOPS IMPROPERLY STORED IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. IT MUST BE PROPERLY STORED INVERTED IN THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK. 6-501.114-- THE DAMAGED, UNUSED COOLER IN THE REAR HALLWAY MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: 6-202.11-- MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE. 6-403.11-- EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL ITEMS IE: HAND BAGS, IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. 6-304.11-- MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN THE WASHROOM IS NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 1, 2022: 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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