Taqueria El Palmar

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTS AND EMPTY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA NEAR THE EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL EQUIPMENT AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM FLOOR.
  code 44
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE RIGHT SIDE SHELF OF THE REACH IN COOLER IN THE FRONT SERVICE/PREPARATION AREA TO BE RUSTED AND NOT EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SHELF TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE, AND SORROSIVE-RESISTANT MATERIAL.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER NEAR THE FREEZER DOOR AND ON THE WALL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL ICE BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN FREE OF SIGNIFICANT ICE BUILD UP.
  code 49
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UNISEX BATHROOM TO HAVE A TRASH CAN WITH NO LID. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TRASH CAN WITH LID/COVER IN UNISEX/WOMEN'S BATHROOMS.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER HEAVILY SOILED WITH SPILLAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS IN CORNERS AND IN CENTER OF WALK IN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND DETAIL CLEAN ALL FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLAGE.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 12, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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