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Taqueria Los Comales #11

August 10, 2020 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER: PORK AT 73.4F, COOKED BEANS AT 74.3F AND BEEF AT 73.8F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 5# OF FOOD WORTH $15. PRIORITY 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS (COOKED RICE AND BEANS, BEEF, SALSA, ETC.) STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT A DATE MARK TO INDICATE THE DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE CONSUMED OR DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 45# OF FOOD WORTH $185. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 48.2F. THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE TCS FOODS SUCH AS COOKED BEANS AND PORK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 41F. PRIORITY 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE DEEP FRYER, GRILL, PREP TABLES, STEAM TABLE, INTERIOR OF COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED A DRAIN LINE WATER LEAK UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE GARBAGE OVERFLOWING OVER THE TOP OF THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER SO THAT THE LIDS CANNOT BE CLOSED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE GARBAGE PICKUP SO THAT THE GARBAGE DOES NOT OVERFLOW OVER THE TOP OF THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE WALL BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON IT.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 9, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 8 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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