Taqueria Los Comales #11

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings10
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: Observed no hand washing sign at hand washing sink in rear prep area. Instructed manager to provide and maintain.
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: Observed interior plastic panel of ice machine not attached in left corner. Instructed to repair and maintain.
  code 16
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: Observed no discard date on cooked pork, beef belly, tongue, green sauce, red sauce and beans stored in walk in cooler. Priority Foundation 7-38-005. Instructed to discard and denature all items listed. Approximately 23 pounds valued at $200 dollars.
  code 23
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: Observed a bowl being stored inside a pot of beans inside walk in cooler. Instructed manager to use proper tools when dispensing food.
  code 39
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: Observed wiping cloths improperly stored. Instructed manager to store wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution when not in use. Instructed to maintain.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: Observed several cutting boards with dark deep marks. Instructed to replace and maintain cutting surfaces.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Observed food debris and grease build up on cooking equipment in kitchen/ prep area. Instructed to degrease, clean and sanitize.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: Observed no backflow prevention device on mop sink in rear storage of kitchen/ prep area. Instructed to install and maintain.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: Observed no covered receptacles in women's restroom. Instructed to provide and maintain.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: Observed several broken floor tiles in kitchen/prep area in front of 3 compartment sink. Instructed in repair and maintain. • Observed several broken and missing ceiling tiles in rear storage area of behind kitchen/prep area. Instructed to replace and maintain.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 20, 2020: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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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