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Taqueria Los Barrilitos

July 30, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeLicense
failed findings10
critical findings3

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND ONE REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH AN AIR TEMP OF 55.1F. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS MUST BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED THAT UNIT MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND INSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPT OF HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND RAW SAUSAGE AT 44.8F IN THE REFRIGERATION UNIT MENTIONED ABOVE AND COOKED BEEF AT 70.9F. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW. SAUSAGE AND COOKED BEEF WAS DISGARDED AT THIS TIME. 40 POUNDS TOTAL WEIGHT WITH AT VALUE OF $200.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.
code 3Priority
water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
Inspector note: AT THE BEGINNING OF MY INSPECTION I FOUND NO HOT RUNNING WATER ON PREMISES AT ANY OF THE SINKS. THE WATER TEMPERATURE WAS AT 72.3F. THE OWNER CALLED AND HAD SOMEONE ADJUST THE HOT WATER TANK TO RESTORE THE HOT WATER. THE WATER TEMPERATURE RECOVERED TO 110F BEFORE MY INSPECTION ENDED. INSTRUCTED THAT HOT RUNNING WATER MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL SINKS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 9Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO TABLES IN THE BASEMENT AREA THAT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN USED TO PREP/SEASON RAW MEAT. OBSERVED SEASONING, KNIVES AND PIECES OF MEAT ON THE TABLES. INSTRUCTED THAT NO PREPPING CAN BE DONE IN THE BASEMENT AREA WITHOUT ADEQUATE PLUMBING INSTALLED. AN EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND HANDTOWELS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN TABLES AND TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE AREA.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR IN BASEMENT AREA NEEDS CLEANING THROUGHOUT AND IN PREP AREA UNDER EQUIPMENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE WALL COVING ALONG THE WALLBASE IN THE KITCHEN UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMP SINK WAS LOOSE AND MISSING AROUND THE WALL BY THE UTILITY SINK; MUST REATTACH AND REPLACE WHERE NEEDED. OBSERVED THE CEILING VENTS IN THE PREP AREA AND DINING AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. ALSO CLEAN THE VENTILATION FANS IN THE WASHROOMS TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED. SOME WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ALSO OBSERVED IN THE PREP AREA; REPLACE WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREA.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: THE VENTILATION FAN ON THE CEILING OF THE WOMENS WASHROOM IS NOT WORKING; MUST REPAIR THE VENTILATION FAN IN THE WOMENS WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE THREE WORKING DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMP SINK FOR PROPER SET UP OF SINK. MUST REMOVE THE FOIL OBSERVED ON THE GREASE RECEPTOR AT THE THREE COMP SINK AND PAINT THE GREASE RECEPTOR. FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTOR DEVICE AT THE UTILITY SINK IN THE PREP AREA; MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW PREVENTOR DEVICE AT THE UTILITY SINK.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: SOME REFRIGERATION UNITS WERE WITHOUT INTERNAL THERMOMETERS; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR UNITS THAT NEED THEM.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN THE BASEMENT; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN BASEMENT TO AVOID CLUTTER.
code 41
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT APPROPRIATE HAIR RESTRAINTS; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.
code 42

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