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Taqueria La Estrella

January 22, 2018 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: Instructed to properly store and invert clean kitchen multi-use utensils (handles-up) to prevent contamination before use and maintain.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: Observed torn gaskets at doors of the rear 2 door stand-up cooler.Instructed to replace and maintain. Instructed to provide proper food containers with lids for the (red-green)salsas for customer use and maintain.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: Detail clean sides of cooking equipments,interior bottom compartment of deep fryer to remove grease build-up,cutting boards,upper panel of ice maker,kitchen food prep storage shelves in need for cleaning and maintain.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: Observed dirty floors at rear dry storage room and around the hot water tank/furnace area.Instructed to clean floors in detail throughout the premises and maintain.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: Observed (1) damaged ceiling tile in kitchen prep area.Instructed to replace and maintain. Detail clean kitchen exhaust hood/filters to remove grease build-up and maintain.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 23, 2017: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 3 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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