Taqueria El Kacheton

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMIT/DIARRHEA CLEANUP KIT OR WRITTEN PROCEDURES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 5Priority
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: NOTED RUSTY METAL SHELVES INSIDE THE 1-DOOR CONTINENTAL COOLER IN THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT/RE-FINISH OR REPLACE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS ACCUMULATION INSIDE THE MICROWAVE. FOUND A BLACK MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE FANS INSIDE THE 1-DOOR CONTINENTAL COOLER IN THE 1ST FL PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO DETAIL CLEAN BOTH AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: NOTED HEAVY GREASE ACCUMULATION ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE FRYERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: FOUND HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON THE VENTILATION COVERS INSIDE BOTH RESTROOMS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 21, 2021: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 5 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.

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