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Taqueria El Ranchito

February 6, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS IN ANY OF THE COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT IN THE FRONT BAR AND REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED MULTIPLE SOILED WIPING CLOTHS BEING STORED ON PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES AND MAINTAIN.
code 41
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED BOXED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES BEING STORED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES OFF FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOIL BEING USED AS LINER ON PREP SURFACES IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE FOIL AND ENSURE ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES REMAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, AND SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. (NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES)
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF PREP DISH AREA, AROUND DISH MACHINE, PREP TABLES AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP AND/OR GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM 08/12/2024 INSPECTION, REPORT #2600053 NOT CORRECTED: #16-NOTED INNER LINING AND UPPER COMPARTMENT OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEANED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. #39-NOTED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE PROPER, RAISED SHELVING TO STORE FOOD CONTAINERS 6" OFF FLOOR. #47-NOTED RUSTY AND DIRTY SHELVES THROUGHOUT WALK IN COOLERS AND KITCHEN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, REPAINT WITH NON TOXIC FOOD GRADE PAINT AND/OR REPLACE. #47- NOTED LIDS OF CHEST FREEZER IN POOR REPAIRS IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.NOTED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS BEHINED THE UNUSED DISH WASHING MACHINE AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DRY STORAGE AREA. ALSO NOTED STAINED CEILING TILES, HOLES AND OPENING ON CEILING AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE PEELING PAINT, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE CEILINGS.#55- PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 12, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 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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