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Taqueria El Ranchito

August 7, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings0

Failed findings

Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, SEVERAL RUSTY WASHERS AND SCREWS ATTACHED TO BOTTOM OF SINK, MUST BE PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE, AND BETTER MAINTAINED, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030
code 24
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: PREP FOODS INSIDE 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 AND SINGLE USE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED, MULTI-USE DISHES MUST BE INVERTED DURING STORAGE, AND SINGLE USE UTENSILS MUST BE STORED WITH HANDLES FACING IN ONE DIRECTIONS DURING STORAGE,
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR FRONT COUNTER CABINET DOOR, DOOR NOT PROPERLY CLOSING, MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND BAR, NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK DRAIN BOARD, MUST PROVIDE/REPAIR HANDLERS TO STEAM TABLE COVERS, REACH-IN FREEZER AND COOLER DOORS, AND REPAIR/REPLACE BROKEN GASKETS AT REACH-IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS, RESEAL/REPLACE RUSTY WIRE SHELVING IN REACH-IN COOLERS, REPAINT CHIPPING RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT AREA, ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE,
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE, TOPS, SIDES, AND INTERIOR CABINET OF FRYERS, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOLERS AND FREEZERS, AND CUTTING BOARDS, ALL SURFACES NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING,
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES, FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT AREAS, UNDER AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT, AND REPAIR FLOOR TILE FIRST KITCHEN AREA,
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALL/CEILING NOT CLEAN AND IN POOR REPAIR, BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, IN WALK-IN COOLER, VARIOUS AREAS IN KITCHEN, AND DINING ROOM, CEILING TILE MISSING AND CEILING VENTS NOT CLEAN THROUGHOUT PREMISES,
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND BAR IN POOR REPAIR, SINK NOT PROPERLY DRAINING, MUST REPAIR,
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: THERMOMETERS NEEDED IN ALL COOLERS CONSPICUOUSLY,
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 20, 2014: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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