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Taqueria Los Comales # 12

April 25, 2013 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: COOKED REFRIED BEANS AT 94.9F AND COOKED PORK AT 64.9F AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES AT STEAM TABLE. INSTD MANAGER ON PROPER RAPIDLY REHEATING PROCEDURES PRIOR TO PLACING ON STEAM TABLE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
code 3Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: GELATINS AND CAKES IN DISPLAY CASE, AND COOKED FOODS IN WALK-IN COOLER NOT PROPERLY LABELED OR DATED. INSTD TO PROPERLY DO SO.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS PITTED WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPLACE SAME.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR, EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, FREEEZERS, EXTERIOR OF DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS, AND STORAGE SHELVES THRU-OUT NEED DETAILED CLEANING, FREE OF DEBRIS.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: GASKET AT BOTTOM OF WALK-IN COOLER DOOR IN POOR REPAIR, WORN. REPLACE SAME. REPLACE LOOSE THRESHOLD AT SIDE OF REAR EXIT DOOR.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS/FREEZERS AND ALSO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 8, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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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