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Taqueria El Ranchito

October 22, 2013 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: PREP FOODS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER NOT LABELED; INSTRUCTED TO DATE/LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON STORAGE SHELVES IN KITCHEN IMPROPERLY STORED; INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED/INVERT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: EXCESSIVE RUST ON BOTTOM PANELS OF TWO PREP TABLES IN THE KITCHEN AND SHELVING UNITS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND RE-SEAL OR REPLACE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD-UP ON EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE IN KITCHEN; COOLERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, MICROWAVE OVEN, BOTTOM PANELS OF PREP TABLES AND STORAGE SHELVES; AT FRONT SERVING AREA; CABINETS, SHELVES, COOLERS AND JUICER; AND IN THE BASEMENT; EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, STORAGE SHELVES AND DISH MACHINE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE AND WATER ON FLOORS; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS THRU-OUT THE KITCHEN, FRONT SERVING AREA AND BASEMENT, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS. MUST KEEP FLOORS DRY IN KITCHEN AND BASEMENT TO PREVENT PEST. ALSO MUST REPLACE BROKEN/MISSING FLOOR TILES THRU-OUT THE KITCHEN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AT FRONT PREP AREA AND THRU-OUT THE KITCHEN AND BEHIND DISH MACHINE IN BASEMENT; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE. GREASE AND DUST ON HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AT KITCHEN; INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. DAMAGED AND MISSING CEILING PANELS AT FRONT DINING ROOM AND KITCHEN; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. EXCESSIVE DUST ON CEILING ATTACHMENTS AT DINING ROOM AND VENT COVERS IN WASHROOMS; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS IN KITCHEN ABOVE PREP TABLES; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER THRU-OUT FRONT STORAGE AREA BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AND BASEMENT; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 17, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 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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