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Taqueria La Lagartija

March 14, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: OBSERVED COLA-COLA COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA NOT MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE, 57F. COOLER HAS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USING COOLER UNTIL SERVICED AND MAINTAINING A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN A PREP COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA. 10 LBS OF COOKED RICE, 51F, VALUED AT $100, 1 GAL OF WHOLE MILK, 51F VALUED AT $3. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED THE FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE RECEPTICLE NOT CLEAN OR MAINTEAINED, EXCESSIVE GRESE ACCUMULATION IS COVERING THE EXTERIOR OF THE RECEPTICLE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN RECEPTICLE DAILY AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REAR BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON PREP COOLER BEHIND FRONT PREP AREA, AND DISCONTINUE USING GROCERY BAGS IN SAID COOLER. USE FOOD GRADE BAGS INSTEAD FOR FOOD STORAGE.
code 32
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT FROM CEILING IN REAR PREP AREA AND FROM BLUE WALL ADJACENT TO FRONT BAR. ALSO, SEAL SMALL HOLES IN CEILING IN REAR PREP.
code 35
Linen: Clean And Soiled Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST STORE SOILED RAGS IN SANITIZER SOLUTION (BUCKET) WHILE NOT IN USE TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
code 39
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: OBSERVED STAFF PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES WHILE PREPARING FOOD.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 23, 2017: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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