Taqueria La Ciudad Inc

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: FOUND TCS FOOD(CHEESE) OUT OF TEMPERATURE(51.8F). TCS FOODS SHALL BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW.MANGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED 35LBS VALUED AT $65. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
  code 22
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 75 SMALL BLACK FLIES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY(TOILET ROOMS, PREP AREA, DINING AREA, BACK STORAGE AREA)AND APPROXIMATELY 15 MICE DROPPINGS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA BEHIND THE WHITE FREEZER.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. PREMISES SHALL BE MAINTAINED FREE OF PESTS AND RODENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(a) • OBSERVED FRONT DOOR WITH AN APPROXIMATE 1 1/2" GAP AT THE BOTTOM.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TIGHT SEAL TO PROTECT FROM PESTS AND RODENTS. OBSERVED FRONT WINDOW BROKEN WITH GLASS MISSING AND NO SCREEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH WATER BACKING UP INTO THE SINK AND WATER LEAKING ONTO THE FLOOR FROM THE GREASE TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(c)
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED UNFINISHED DRYWALL BEHIND THE TOILET AND THE HAND WASHING SINK STORAGE AREA IN DISREPAIR IN THE WOMENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED UNUSED BROKEN EQUIPMENT AND PERSONAL ITEMS ON SITE AND IN THE OUTDOOR BACK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 12, 2019: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 13 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.