Taqueria La Chiquita

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MECHANICAL WAREWASHING MACHINE NOT MAINTAINING PROPER PH CONCENTRATION OF CHEMICAL SANITIZER(CHLORINE). INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN MACHINE TO MINIMUM OF 50 PPM CONCENTRATION OF CHEMICAL SANITIZER(CHLORINE) AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED. (MACHINE TAGGED AT THIS TIME BY CDPH)-THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AVAILABLE AND IN USE.
  code 16
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE POTS AND BOWLS NOT STORED INVERTED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO STORE ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT (POTS, PANS, BOWLS) INVERTED FOR THE PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION.
  code 44
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FRONT COLD HOLD UNIT WITH DRAWERS (USED FOR STORAGE) WITH GRIME AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED REAR PREP AREA WALLS NEAR METAL SHELVES WITH FOOD SPLATTERS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 5, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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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