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Taqueria Los Azares

October 15, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings1

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: DISHWASH AREA EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL REMOVED, DISHWASHER(S) UNABLE TO WASH HANDS, STAND UP 2-DOOR REACH IN FREEZER PUT IN FRONT OF WHERE EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL USE TO BE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL WITH RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER IN DISHWASH ROOM BY DATE OF REINSPECTION (10/17/14). DISHWASHER(S) MUST WASH HANDS AT PREP AREA EXPOSED HANDWASH BOWL LOCATED 10 FT AWAY BEHIND DOOR. ESTABLISHMENT IS PUT ON 48 HOUR WORK AROUND BY CDPH AT THIS TIME. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: FOODS NOT LABELED OR DATED INSIDE STAND UP REACH IN COOLER (IN DISHWASH ROOM) ALSO RICE BULK CONTAINER NOT LABELED AT SAME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL/DATE FOODS, FIRST IN FIRST OUT, ALSO MUST LABEL BULK RICE CONTAINER.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD BUILD UP INSIDE PREP AREA STAND UP COOLER AND COOLER GASKETS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS AND COOLERS DOOR GASKETS.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED CRACKS/CREVICES UNDER FRONT PREP COUNTER BETWEEN COUNTER TOP AND WALLS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL CRACKS/CREVICES THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP COUNTER.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 26, 2014: 3 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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