Taqueria El Tapatio

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IN FRONT PREP AREA FOIL ON PREP TABLE, AND STORAGE TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR BOX FREEZER NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND CLEAN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FRONT CEILING VENTS NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN,REMOVE DUST.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE LIGHT NOT WORKING ABOVE TABLE 11, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 9, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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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