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Taqueria Los Comales #11

May 3, 2022 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED BEEF STORED IN A CONTAINER ON TOP OF THE GRILL AT 97.1F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL HOT FOODS ABOVE 135F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS. OBSERVED COOKED BEEF AT 46.2F AND COOKED BEANS AT 46.4F INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD FOODS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #21 ABOVE FOR CITATION.
code 22
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE ON THE MENU FOR RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO ADD A SENTENCE BEFORE THE REMINDER STATEMENT THAT "THESE FOODS CAN BE ORDERED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED." PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 25
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED A WHOLE DINING TABLE OF PLASTIC SOUFFLE CUPS BEING FILLED WITH SALSA IN THE DINING ROOM WHERE THEY ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY THE PUBLIC. THE CONTAINERS WERE LEFT FILLED WITHOUT A LID ON THEM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD PREPARATION MUST BE DONE IN THE KITCHEN AND NOT IN THE DINING AREA WHERE CUSTOMERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE FOOD. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE, AND EXTERIOR OF THE STOVE AND GRILL.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILDUP ON THE WALL BEHIND THE GRILL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN CLEAN.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 24, 2021: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 7 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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