Taqueria La Ciudad

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 3 LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING ON FLOOR AND WALL AT REAR OF PREP AREA BY 2-DR REFRIGERATOR. MUST REMOVE CLEAN/SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN/SANITIZE ALL INTERIOR BOTTOMS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS OF MEAT JUICES AND FOOD DEBRIS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS AT PREP AREA AND THROUGHOUT REAR, ALONG WALLBASE AND AT CORNERS.
  code 34
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: REMOVE CLUTTER AT FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 3, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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About this record

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.