Taqueria La Lagartija

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• 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: MICE DROPPINGS (OVER 30) SCATTERED ALONG WALLBASE IN BAR AREA, BEHIND CHEST FREEZER IN REAR AND AROUND FURNACE. REAR DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX, 1/2 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM RIGHT AND LARGE GAP AT TOP OF DOOR. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, AND RODENT PROOF DOOR SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING. CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
  code 18
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 4/11/16 REPORT 1751745 NOT CORRECTED: 32 BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES WITH RUST. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST/PAINT SURFACES. 35 SEAL HOLES IN WALL BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO SEAL SAME. 38 NO EXPOSED HANDSINK BEHIND BAR. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. 40 METAL STEM THERMOMETERS MISSING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: EXCESSIVE WATER FROM CONDENSOR NOTED ON BOTTOM INTERIOR OF PREP COOLER AT FRONT PREP LINE. INSTD TO REMOVE WATER AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MOTORS AND ATTACHED HARDWARE OF PREP COOLERS WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE WITH SLIGHT BUILD-UP. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY IN SANITIZING SOLUTION. USING CUP TO DISPENSE ICE , WHICH IS BEING STORED IN ICE. INSTD TO USE PROPER ICE SCOOP DISPENSER AND STORE PROPERLY
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 18, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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