Taqueria Primo Chukis Uptown

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: PREP AREA ENTRANCE NOT PROTECTED. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SLIDING DOOR TO PROTECT THE FOOD IN THE PREP AREA FROM ANYBODY GOING TO THE PREP AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 16
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT/INSECTS PROOFED. WITH OVER 1/4 OF AN INCH GAP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT/INSECTS PROOF THE DOOR/ SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MISSING HANDLE OF THE LID OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER. MUST REPAIR,INSTALL A HANDLE AND MAINTAIN. RUSTED BOTTOM SHELVE OF THE HOT HOLDING UNIT. MUST REMOVE RUST AND RE PAINT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL THE WALLS UNDERNEATH BEHIND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK AND MAINTAIN. REPLACE ALL WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR STORAGE ARE/FURNACE ROOM AND MAINTAIN. WALL VENT COVER IN THE HALLWAY OF THE WATER HEATER AND MOP SINK AREA WITH DUST BUILD-UP. MUST CLEAN,REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN. REPAIR THE FRONT COUNTER RIM UNDER THE JUICE AND MILK DISPENSER. MAKE IT SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 35

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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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