Taqueria La Paz

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON LOWER SHELF OF STEAM TABLE
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REMOVE FOIL FROM LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON CHEST FREEZER.MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 3- COMP SINK IN PREP AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM GRILL TABLE,PREP TABLES,REACH IN COOLER
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI AND GREASE FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN DINING AREA,SERVICE COUNTER SHELVES,PREP AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING WALL BASE IN TOILET ROOM.MUST CLEAN WALLS AND CEILING THROUGHOUT.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AND AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE VENTILATION VENT IN PREP AREA AND CLEAN IN TOILET ROOM & AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 23, 2014: 7 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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