Taqueria La Chiquita

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE IN USE, UNABLE TO PROPERLY SANITIZE, FINAL RINSE AT 162F. UNIT TAGGED AT THIS TIME AND INSTD NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. INSTD TO USE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE EQUIPMENT. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: WORN CAULKING WITH BLACK SUBSTANCE ACCUMULATION AT BASE OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND WALL. INSTD TO REPAIR/REPLACE SAME.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALLS BEHIND AND UNDER DISHMACHINE AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME AND PAINT IF NECESSARY AFTER CLEANING.
  code 35
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: IMPROPER FOOD DISPENSING UTENSILS (CUPS, BOWLS) BEING USED AND STORED IN FOOD (SALSAS, SPICES, ETC). INSTD TO USE PROPER FOOD DISPENSING UTENSILS AND ALSO PROPERLY STORE
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 20, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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