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Taqueria La Zacatecana

August 23, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT EXPOSED HAND SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 10Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND PREP COOLER NEAR GRILL. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY, RECEIVE SERVICE, AND MAINTAIN ALL NECESSARY RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD UNDERNEATH PANS OF RAW MEAT IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND USE ONLY SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACES THROUGHOUT FACILITY.
code 39
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SINK STOPPERS AVAILABLE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 48
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT REAR EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE CONNECTED TO MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL RELEVANT LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT ON WALLS AND FLOORS IN REAR DISH AREA AND FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. • OBSERVED BROKEN AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES ON CEILING OF REAR STORAGE AND DISH ROOM AND LONG GAP UNDERNEATH WALL OF PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. • OBSERVED 2 BROKEN COOLERS STORED IN YARD BEHIND BUILDING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM PREMISES.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION #2401263 DATED 9/16/2020 :#10 " OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND WASHING SINK IN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BATHROOM. MUST PROVIDE." #56 " OBSERVED LIGHT BULB IN WALK IN COOLER NOT SHATTERPROOF. MUST PROVIDE PROTECTIVE SHIELDING ON LIGHT BULB IN WALK IN COOLER IN REAR." #58 " OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES WHO OBTAIN THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE." INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND COME INTO COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 16, 2020: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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