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: MICE DROPPINGS (OVER 15) NOTED UNDER SHELVES IN FRONT STORAGE AREA. REAR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX 1/4 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. INSTD TO REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND RODENT PROOF DOOR SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING. VIOLATION 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
  code 18
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ON SITE. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN TILES.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: 2 PROPANE TANKS IN REAR. INSTD TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES. STOCK ON FLOOR. INSTD TO ELEVATE 6 INCHES.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 8, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.