Taqueria El Ranchito

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: 4-602.11(B-E) INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR BOTTOM PANEL OF ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT.
  code 16
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: 4-204.112(B) INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL PREP/REACH-IN COOLERS.
  code 36
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-101.19 INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST CHEST FREEZER WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATION IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. • 4-201.11 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAINT OR REPLACE METAL STORAGE RACKS WITH RUST ACCUMULATION INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.17 INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CONDENSER FAN COVER WITH DUST ACCUMULATION INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: 6-303.11 INADEQUATE LIGHTING NOTED IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE NON WORKING LIGHBULBS FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHTING.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: 2-102.13 FOUND INCOMPLETE APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 8, 2023: 6 findings recurred. 5 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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