Taqueria Mi Barrio Es Tepito

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS (TOMATOS AT 56.2F, BRISKET AT 54.0F AND CHORIZO AT 55.0F) AT APPROXIMATELY 5LBS THAT COST APPROXIMATELY $50, LOCATED IN PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLERS AND DISPLAY COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 36
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN CONTAINERS IN ALL THE COOLERS WITHOUT PROPER LABELING OF NAME. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 37
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF IN-USE UTENSILS (KNIVES) BEING STORED ON PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
  code 43
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN REAR COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS/CONTAINERS.
  code 47
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 30, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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