Taqueria La Plebe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒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 INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER. OBSERVED COOKED RICE AT 49.7F, CHORIZO AT 46.7F, AND HOT DOGS AT 46.2F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 15# OF FOOD WORTH $35. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT WAS GIVEN A COPY OF TODAY'S INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO POST IT IN VIEW OF ALL CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010B.
  code 28
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: NO LIGHT SHIELDS OR END CAPS INSTALLED ON THE FIXTURES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO PROBE THERMOMETER PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES TO TAKE FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 40
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 5, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 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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