Taqueria El Dorado

December 18, 2024 · Pass
😇clean
  • official resultPass
  • resultPass
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: ALL BULK FOODS SUCH AS RICE NOT HELD IN THE ORIGINAL 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: NOTED A POROUS STONE PESTLE AND MORTAR AT THE CLEAN DISH STORAGE OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE FROM THE PREMISES. MUST USE A HARD PLASTIC OR METAL PESTLE AND MORTAR THAT CAN BE PROPERLY WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING ON THE COOKS LINE. MUST BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACE.----NOTED RUSTY METAL RACK SHELVING WITH PEELING PAINT THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE RUST AND PEELING PAINT. RE-PAINT TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • NOTED RAW WOODEN BASEBOARD AND SHELVING ON THE COOKS LINE WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE. MUST REMOVE GREASE, RE-SEAL OR REPLACE WITH SEALED WOOD THAT IS SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT. ALSO NOTED RAW WOODEN TOOL STORAGE SHELVING AT THE REAR EXIT. MUST PAINT/SEAL TO BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: SCOOTER NOTED STORED IN FRONT DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST NOT STORE IN FOOD OR FOOD CONTACT AREAS. • NOTED BUMPY, UNEVEN EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM BEING USED AROUND PIPING AND BASEBOARD CREVICES UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK THAT IS UNABLE TO CLEAN. MUST CUT DOWN/REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----NOTED OPEN CREVICES AND CRACKS IN THE FLOOR TILES UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST SEAL.
    code 55
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING.
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on December 5, 2024: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.

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