Taqueria El Mexicano

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OVER 20 RAT DROPPINGS NOTED IN REAR UNDER STAIRWELL IN REAR STORAGE AREA. BOTH SIDE AND REAR EXIT DOORS IN SAME AREA NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX. 1/2 INCH GAP NOTED AT BOTTOM/SIDE OF DOORS. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF ALL DOORS SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING. REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT/CLUTTER IN SAME AREA. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
  code 18
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALL BASE THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN. STOCK ON FLOOR. ELEVATE SAME 6 INCHES.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: LIGHTSHIELDS THRU-OUT REAR NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 18, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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.