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Taqueria El Ranchito

August 6, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES- TOMALES AT 52.1 F, CARNITAS AT 52.2 F, TRIPE AT 51.9 F, SAUSAGE AT 53.9 F AND PEPPERONI AT 53.9 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL TCS FOODS MUST BE 41.0 F OR BELOW IF HELD COLD. ALL OUT OF TEMPERATURE TCS FOODS VOLUNTARILLY DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: FOUND THE FOLLOWING REACH IN PREP COOLERS NOT MAINTAINED- 2-DOOR STAND UP COOLER AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 59.1 F, 3-DOOR REACH IN PREP COOLER AT 54.4 F AND PIZZA REACH IN COOLER AT 53.9 F. FOUND SAUSAGE, CARNITAS, TRIPE INSIDE COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR SAID COOLERS, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MUST BE 41.0 F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 33
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED SOME REACH IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS NOT TIGHT FITTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL REACH IN COOLERS DOOR RUBBER GASKETS MUST BE TIGHT FITTED.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN- OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE ALL PREP AREA REACH IN COOLERS/DOOR HINDGES/CORNERS AND TOP HALF OF REACH IN COOLERS DOORS, FOOD BUILD UP ON EXTERIOR OF DISHMACHINE AND FOOD BUILD UP ON WALK IN COOLER SHELVES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: BASEMENT FLOOR WITH DIRT BUILD UP AND LITTERED ALONG WALLS/CORNERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST DETAIL CLEAN BASEMENT FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT AND ALONG ALL WALLS/CORNERS THROUGHOUT.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 4, 2018: 5 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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