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Taqueria El Palmar

August 1, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED EQUIPMENT AND A DISINFECTANT EFFECTIVE FOR NOROVIRUS FOR THE WRITTEN VOMITING AND DIARRHEA CLEANING PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS STORED ABOVE PREPARED READY TO EAT FOODS IN THREE SEPARATE COOLERS SUCH AS RAW EGGS STORED ON TOP OF CHOPPED TOMATO, SHREDDED LETTUCE AND CHEESE IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE COOKS LINE REACH-IN COOLER AND RAW CHICKEN BEING STORED ABOVE COOKED POTATOES AND SAUCES IN THE TALL REACH-IN COOLER. FOODS REMOVED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY THAT DISCLOSES AND REMINDS CUSTOMERS OF FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: BULK SUGAR, COFFEE AND TORTILLA CHIP CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH PRODUCT NAME.
code 37
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: COOKS LINE WET WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 41
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED POTS TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED INTO THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO ENABLE ADEQUATE WASHING, RINSING AND SANITIZING. MUST PROVIDE SMALLER POTS, A LARGER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK OR AN APPROVED ALTERNATIVE WASHING METHOD TO REMOVE FOOD PARTICLE ACCUMULATION AND SANITIZE.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: EXCESSIVE GREASE DRIPPING FROM INTERIOR OF THE EXHAUST HOOD ABOVE THE COOKS LINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FOOD PREP AREAS. MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS. MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE OR WASHABLE MATTING.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 20, 2018: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 6 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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