Taqueria El Dorado

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
  code 36
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAINT OR REPLACE RUSTY METAL RACKS INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SLOW DRAINING (2) HANDSINK IN PREP/DISHWASHING AREA.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS PREP/COOKING AREA.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT# 2509494 ISSUED ON 05-11-2021 PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED #58 - OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 11, 2021: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings 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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