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Taqueria El Ranchito
November 8, 2013 · Pass
😇clean
- official resultPass
- resultPass
- inspection typeShort Form Complaint
- failed findings8
- critical findings0
Failed findings
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Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As NeededInspector note: PREP FOODS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER NOT LABELED; INSTRUCTED TO DATE/LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
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Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service ArticlesInspector note: CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON STORAGE SHELVES IN KITCHEN IMPROPERLY STORED; INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORED/INVERT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
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Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And MaintainedInspector 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.
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food prep surfaces dirtyOfficial wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive DetergentsInspector 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.
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Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods UsedInspector 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.
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Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning MethodsInspector 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.
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thermometers missingOfficial wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures ShieldedInspector 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.
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grimy wiping clothsOfficial wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly StoredInspector 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.
What changed since the previous inspection?
Compared with Pass on October 22, 2013: 8 findings recurred.
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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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