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Taqueria La Lagartija

July 16, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: PRE-COOKED CHICKEN - 46.1F, PRE-COOKED STEAK -48.1F, PRE-COOKED CHORRIZ0-46.1F. ALL COOKED FOODS MUST BE STORED AND OR HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. ALL PRODUCT WAS BEING COOLED AND STORED IN DEEP CONTAINERS. INSTRUCTED TO USE SHALLOW CONTAINERS WHEN COOLING COOKED FOODS. PRODUCT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). 15LB VALUED AT $50 DISCARDED.
code 3Priority
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: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES. 5 LARGE HOUSE FLIES(OBSERVED FLYING AROUND IN BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS. 20 SMALL FLIES NOTED IN REAR FOOD PREP/DISH WASHING AREA AND AT BAR IN FRONT DINING AREA. ALSO OBSERVED 20 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ALONG THE FLOORS IN REAR FOOD PREP/DISH WASHING AREA, AND IN UTILITY CLOSET IN REAR. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, REPAIR FRONT OUTER DOOR AND REAR EXIT DOOR(BOTH FOUND WITH GAPS GREATER 1/4 INCHES AT THE BOTTOMS) SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PROVIDE A LID FOR ICE BIN BEHIND BAR.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(REMOVE ALL DIRT, DEBRIS, DEAD INSECTS, AND RODENT DROPPINGS).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN, REPAIR(CHIPPED PAINT THROUGHOUT), AND PAINT OR INSTALL WALL COVERING TO WALLS AND CEILING THROUGHOUT REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: PROVIDE SHIELDS FOR LIGHTS ABOVE PREP TABLE IN REAR PREP AREA.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTALL MECHNANICAL VENTILATION IN BOTH WASHROOMS.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ORGANIZE STORAGE CLOSETS MAKING SURE TO ELEVATE ALL ARTICLES 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE REAR OUTSIDE AREA AT EXIT DOOR. MUST ELIMINATE PUDDLES OF WATER AND SMALL FLY ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ICE SCOOPS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.
code 43
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 11, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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