✕

Taqueria El Ranchito

June 26, 2012 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITY NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE; FOUND THREE DOOR PREP REACH IN COOLER AT 55.4F. INADEQUATE FOOD PROTECTION. TAG HELD FOR INSPECTION PLACED ON UNIT. INSTRUCTED WHEN UNIT IS REPAIRED TO FAX LETTER REQUESTING TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE ABOVE COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES; ABOUT 10LBS. OF CUT TOMATOES AT 63.5F, 15LBS. TAMALES AT 61.8F, 8LBS. CHEESE AT 56.8F, AND 3LBS. OF COOKED POTATOES AT 55.7F. INSTRUCTED COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE AT 40F OR BELOW. FOOD ITEMS DISCARDED; V=$250., CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
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: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE COCKROACH ACTIVITY AT BAR AREA, UNDER SERVING COUNTERS ON SHELVES AND CABINETS. 7 LIVE ADULT AND 3 NYMPH NOTED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE AREA AND SEAL CRACKS/CREVICES. ADVICED TO CALL PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAINT ALL STORAGE SHELVES THRU-OUT THE BASEMENT, REPLACE SOME CUTTING BOARDS AT KITCHEN AND REPLACE BROKEN GASKETS ON TWO DOORS REACH IN COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN, MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, BOTTOM PANELS OF PREP TABLES, AND STORAGE SHELVES AND CABINETS AT BAR AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FLOORS AT BAR AREA AND KITCHEN, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OPENINGS ON WALLS IN BASEMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ALSO MUST REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING PANELS THRU-OUT THE KITCHEN.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 20, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Avondale

See every restaurant in Avondale →

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.