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Taqueria El Jardin

June 25, 2019 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE BAND SAW, SLICER, AND ICE MACHINE WITH A BUILD-UP OF GRIME AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 16
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE OUTSIDES OF THE ICE MACHINE, THE STOVES IN THE BACK KITCHEN AND THE FLATTOP IN THE FRONT GRILL COOK AREA, THE VENTS ABOVE THE STOVE IN THE BACK KITCHEN AND THE VENTS ABOVE THE FLATTOP AT THE FRONT GRILL/COOK AREA WITH AN EXCESS GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE FRONT ENTRANCE LEADING TO THE KITCHEN, THE SEATING AREA ABOVE THE CEILING FAN AND BEHIND THE FRONT GRILL/COOK SERVING LINE.-----OBSERVED PEELING PAINT FROM THE CEILING AT THE ENTRANCE LEADING TO THE BACK KITCHEN.------OBSERVED VARIOUS CRACKS IN THE FLOORS LEADING TO THE BACK KITCHEN AND IN THE BACK KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN THE BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED LIGHT NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN THE FRONT GRILL/COOK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 23, 2018: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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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.