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Taqueria El Ranchito

February 20, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND THE 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE AT 49.0F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL COOLERS MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW. CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL 7-38-005A. MANAGER CALLED A TECHNICIAN TO FIX THE COOLER WHILE I WAS TYPING THE REPORT. TECHINICIAN WAS ABLE TO FIX THE COOLER AND IS NOW AT 38.9F.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS NOT MEETING PROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER. SUCH AS BEEF AT 46.5F, HAMBURGER AT 47.4F, CHICKEN AT 48.2F, GYROS AT 47.4F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLER DURING STORAGE. CITATION ISSUED CRITICAL 7-38-005A. MANAGER DISCARDED THE SAID PRODUCT WORTH $100.00, TOTAL 35 LBS.
code 3Priority
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: ALL CLEAN MULTI USE UTENSILS, POTS,PANS,TRAYS, MUST BE STORED UPSIDE DOWN/INVERTED.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND THE HOT HOLDING UNIT IN THE KITCHEN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: ALL CHOPPING BOARD, INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE, ALL EXTERIOR PART AND LID OF ALL THE BULK CONTAINERS UNDER THE PREP TABLES AND STORAGE AREA IN THE BASEMENT,BOTTOM INTERIOR SHELVE OF THE REACH IN FREEZER, INSIDE THE CABINET BEHIND THE BAR AND CABINETS IN FRONT OF THE SERVING AREA, AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN THE BASEMENT,MUST PROVIDE. CRACKED FLOOR TILES BEHIND THE BAR CLOSE TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND KITCHEN CLOSE TO THE EXIT DOOR. MUST REPLACE CRACKED FLOOR TILES AND RE GROUT FLOOR IN THE SAME AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN VENT COVER IN BOTH WASHROOMS, WITH HEAVY DUST ACCUMULATED. MUST CLEAN FAN GUARD OF THE 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN THE FRONT AREA,WITH DUST ACCUMULATED.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT, OLD DISHES, OLD COOKING EQUIPMENT, OLD CABINET, ETC. STORED ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TO PREVENT RODENT/INSECTS HARBORAGE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 18, 2012: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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