Taqueria La Estrella

• 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: 3-COMPARTMENT SINK STOPPER MISSING (X1). INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE STOPPER FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STAINS ON EXTERIOR OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, HORCHATA MACHINE NOZZLE WITH FOOD BUILD UP AND SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINAIN EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HOLES AND WATER DAMAGED IN CEILING TILES ABOVE PREP AREA AND STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE ALL DAMAGED CEILING TILES.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO METAL STEM THEROMETER FOR FOOD HANDLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND CALIBRATE METAL STEM THEROMETER FOR FOOD HANDLER.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 27, 2013: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 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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