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Taqueria La Mexicana

February 5, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
Inspector note: FOUND NO HOT RUNNIG WATER IN ESTABLISHMENT AT TIME OF INSPECTION. FOUND 3 PREP SINK FULL WITH WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZER HOT WATER WHICH EXHAUSTED HOT WATER SUPPLY. TANK RECOVERED AT END OF INSPECTION. CRITICAL CITATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED NO HOT WATER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
code 9Priority
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT BAR SINK IN POOR REPAIR. WATER NO DRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CONTACT PLUMBER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED DISHWASHING FACILITIES NOT MAINTAINED.
code 24
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: FOUND A KNIFE FOR SERVICE BEING STORED BETWEEN A PREP COOLER AND A STORAGE SHELF. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ALL MULTI USE UTENSILS IN A CLEAN SANITIZED MANNER.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF STORAGE SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER, AND STORAGE SHELVES OF USED UTENSILS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGH OUT BASEMENT AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING, FLOORS UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF GREASE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALL IN REAR PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE FOOD SPLATTER, WALL AT CHIP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: AIR VENT IN WALK IN COOLER WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 5, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 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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